The Myth about Dream

As fun surfing in cyberspace, late afternoon a few days ago, I was startled by the question of my second son who was about to graduate high school. He asked about what is the the dream ?.

A good question. He did not ask about the interpretation of dreams, but starting from the dream scene itself.

Frankly I was surprised to hear the question. Most of all because I happen to build my own theory about dream.

The theory is still raw, I can not conclude it yet. How do I answer that interesting question?. Finally, I just explain my theory that the dream is a picture of this life.

Let us look, can we plan a dream? I do not know about you but I could never dream of in accordance with previous plans. My dreams just happens. I can not manage what my dreams tonight. This is not a movie screen where you can choose what movie to watch. But it is more like watching TV, thanks so, what is shown, that is seen. Sometimes the atmosphere is fun, other times seemed dark. Just very similar with our life, is not it?.

I often ask, is there a special message in it? There are some myths about dreams. In biblical dreams Joseph interpreted the pharaoh who could save the nation of Israel. All sorts of dreams, ranging from riding a bike, eat meatballs until drowned in the river, all have numbers. This number is then registered to the committee "illegal gambling". If lucky, you figure out as a winner and get the cash. Well ... I do not intend to be the one also dreamed of winning the lottery billions of dollars. I also do not intend to commercialize the meaning of dreams like others do.

Furthermore, what does the myth meant? The impossibility of establishing a satisfactory definition of "myth" has not deterred scholars from developing theories on the meaning and interpretation of myth, which usually provide bases for a hypothesis about origins. Useful surveys of the principal theories are easily available, so that we shall attempt to touch upon only a few theories that are likely to prove especially fruitful to the student or are persistent enough to demand his attention. One thing is certain: no single theory of myth can cover all myths. The variety of traditional tales is matched by the variety of their origins and significance, so that any monolithic theory cannot succeed in achieving universal applicability.