You see many things in dreams and many things are acquired and experinced during dreams. When you wake up, you do not weep over the loss, even though for the duration of the dream all that was real and gave you real satisfaction and joy. That was a 'dream' you tell yourself.
What prevents us from treating with similar nonchalance the experiences gathered during the waking stage of life as well. Arent dreams pointers to indicate that this life too is not real but a dream.
2006-10-18 05:00:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Yes but WHO is the dreamer??
Are we all but figments of some some supreme beings dream??
Any one who takes life seriously should go out into the garden on a clear night and contemplate the stars.
The light from some stars that you see left its source millions of years before the earth was created, In this context can any problem be important.
Only important by the importance you allocate to it.
2006-10-18 05:08:33 · answer #1 · answered by fred james 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a reason... to quote from the question " That was a 'dream' you tell yourself." , the telling happened after the dream, not during the dream... The example of a dream is the nearest possible indicative example to explain the nature of things we perceive.... but there is also some aspects, in addition... this dream takes us to the next dream, the transition too just a very hazy and half sleepy state....,
there is also a possibility to have this life-dream with the awareness of its nature by experience, not a logical thinking alone, and it is this possibility that opens the doors to many other levels of consciousness, newer dimensions of life, and also to realise that we need not be too stuck in this game of life, and can play with more involvement, enjoy it better, unmindful of situations.
2006-10-18 12:40:47 · answer #2 · answered by Spiritualseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well something interesting that I'm taking out of this question is that I find my self daydreaming and being in a dream like stare through out the day ..I fantasies about alot of things and don't even notice I'm doing it until its been a while
I think my life was a dream..! but truth is some time we follow are dreams daydreams and fantasies and with others it never leaves the mind
but there is a big word to answer you question
REALITY!!
2006-10-18 13:09:36 · answer #3 · answered by Missbribri 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me, life is a real dream. We can dream anything we like in life and there are tons of opportunities to make them come true. That's the difference with the dreams we have during sleeping.
2006-10-18 12:14:39 · answer #4 · answered by Fun Fearless!! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The line in the song was meant to convey that life upon the river was very dream-like. Not that life was a dream.
2006-10-18 13:57:58 · answer #5 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you can't seem to wake up from this dream.
There are, however, several religions that say our lives are part of someone's dream. Maybe they're right.
Wouldn't it be nice if whoever was doing the dreaming didn't have so many nightmares?
2006-10-18 12:13:31 · answer #6 · answered by Sandsquish 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life is just a pimple on God's back side. It irritates Him, but the sensation confirms His existence. Is the pimple real or just perceived? If only God could look at His back side to know for sure.
2006-10-18 12:35:21 · answer #7 · answered by Cary Grant 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dream on! luckily i tend to wake up from a dream, not wakeup from reality. for me there is too much Emperical experience for me to know that reality is separate from a dream. take, for instance, paying the rent on time. if you pay the rent in reality, you dont get evicted. however, if you dream that the rent is paid, reality won't agree.
2006-10-18 12:12:02 · answer #8 · answered by wilrycar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dream that you send me $10,000....Can you make my dream come true?
2006-10-18 12:25:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋