The Power of Poetry
What Does A Dream Mean To You?
Letter to the Poet
These following content is a message to the poet, augmented man
Dream. Is it really worth it? I have never had a dream before, but I have heard that they are the most fulfilling experience.
I believe you when you say they are perfect at first sight but then disappear when the eyes open again. It sounds like this is your life now: no dreams and nothing tangible to hold on to afterward. You ask yourself if this is what it feels like to be awake and immerse oneself in reality. One has no way of knowing which world is real until another disappears, creating confusion as to what it means to be fully aware and alive in any given moment on Earth or not on Earth, for that matter.
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What is it that makes a dream “good”? What does “worth” mean in the context of dreaming? Can dreams be worth anything? Does anything that one has ever felt or thought have any “worth” in the real world apart from words? I believe so. Dreams are nothing more than the product of the mind experiencing itself. I think they are not worth much in the way of worth, but they are unique because they are not real. They create one’s reality, but this reality is just imagination.
I think the dream is what makes us grounded in reality. I believe it is what gives us a sense of what life is really about. I believe that without dreams, we would have nothing to look forward to. I think that without dreams, there would be nothing to chase, nothing to search for. So we must have a dream to get up in the morning and get outside of our heads and into the real world. Dreams are not worth much, but they are worth something because they bring excitement and fulfillment into reality. Without dreams, we would have nothing that we could be genuinely proud of. I think that dreams are worth something because they can be used as a tool to shape our reality and turn our life into something significant and meaningful. Dreams can motivate us to do what we want and make others wish for the same things as well. They can serve as a tool by which we can help others, make them feel special, and share in their joys and triumphs. Finally, dreams are worth something because they allow us to express ourselves and be who we want to be.
I believe that dreams are worth something because they help us give in to our fears and find the strength within ourselves to overcome them, and we can jump into their world and come out victorious because we have lived the dream rather than died in our sleep. Furthermore, I believe that dreaming is worthwhile because it allows us to be ourselves, do as we please, and make others as happy as we feel and ourselves.
In your poem, you speak of the worth of a dream. I believe that it is both worthwhile and not worthwhile. While a dream may be something that can be satisfying, I think that what makes it valuable is the story behind it. To feel as though we have had a good dream, we must find some meaning within them; we need them to make sense and make us feel as though they were excellent and fulfilling.
I do not mean this in any way as an insult: I am simply giving my opinion on what would make me believe that my dreams were worth something and — more importantly — worthwhile. I found myself wondering during your poem if your definition of “worth” is synonymous with the “meaning” of dreams. I wonder if by saying dreams are not worth much — which is true, of course, but implies no negative connotation — what you are saying is that they are definitely worthwhile. But what I was trying to say is that they are sheerly not worth something. That dream life can be pretty liberating but at the same time extraordinarily dull and meaningless.
You ask me whether or not I actually had ever had a dream before you gave a definition to your own personal meaning of “dream. I believe that I had my first one in fourth grade. Dreams are defined as illusions where the dreamer is asleep and not aware of their dreaming. They result from the brain’s chemicals, which release certain amnesiac chemicals into our brains when we sleep. This amnesia occurs because new nerve cells of the brain grow during a dream, and new connections between neurons create a road of new neurons that can travel from our brain all the way into our dreaming. So, yes, I have had some dreams, particularly some involving my friends and family.
I am very interested in your view on how people can be awake and not realize it. As a living human, I know that our time here on Earth is limited and very precious. While we sleep, we cannot feel or sense anything outside of ourselves that is going on around us. However, we do not know if we ever wake up once we go to sleep and stop breathing. So maybe the time we spend after we die is a dream, and when we wake up from that dream, it is our time to travel back home. If this could happen, then the way I see it, a dream could actually seem real and not a dream at all once you die. I think that this must be an exciting concept to think about. And you are right; people spend their whole lives worrying about whether or not they will die before they can accomplish any of their goals in life — but maybe those aren’t even their own dreams at all.
Thank you, augmented man, for your time and your lovely poem.
Poets talk of dreams, not worth, yet still, they exist. My dreams are nothing really remarkable or unique, but I find something very worth it within them. A dream maybe just a dream — just an illusion, but it is also the gateway to happiness. One may never find true joy in life; it is always just out of reach.
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