by Rachel Liao
Have you ever dreamed of falling off the Taipei 101 building, only to wake up before hitting the ground? Have you ever felt exhausted even after sleeping for ten hours because of some haunting nightmare? I would like to tell you my own experience on Valentine’s Day: I woke up at 8:30 a.m. feeling completely lost. I had dreamt of my own wedding. Everything was going fine till a terrible ugly guy came up to me and told me that he was my groom. His words were so scary that I could only think of one thing: I was sold by my family. Thank God it was just a dream, though a pretty unlucky one for that day! To many people, dreams are one of the most mysterious things in the world, and many cultures have tried to explain them. There is an old Chinese saying, “What you miss in the daytime, you dream at night.” The Japanese also believe that the dream you have on the second day of a new year can determine your luck. For example, if you dream of high mountains, it means you may tie the knot that year. In the West, after Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams, more researchers started to study the relationship between dreams and the unconscious. After 1953, psychologists tried to interpret dreams more scientifically by examining brain waves. With this technique, doctors have made significant discoveries and constructed the REM (Rapid Eye Movement) theory. Basically, our sleep can be divided into several phases, and during REM sleep most people are dreaming. But after we are in a deep sleep, we enter into a non-REM phase, in which we seldom dream at all. Psychologists believe that people dream of something every night, though most of us will forget what we have dreamt right after waking up. Statistically, younger people have more dreams than old people. Before analyzing your dreams, you have to understand that a dream is only meaningful to yourself, and you can certainly be an interpreter. To analyze your dreams, the first step is to remember them, but that is probably the hardest part because after getting up we rarely recall what dreams we had. Therefore, experts suggest us to write down the people, actions, and scenes in our dreams right after opening our eyes. With these materials and records, interpreting dreams will not be difficult any more. People are curious about dreams and want to know their meaning. Generally speaking, dreams are regarded as some prediction or warning, and they may not connect with real life directly. The following are some dreams and their possible interpretations. If you dream of: Numbers: Take note of the numbers for they may help you a lot. Make good use of these signs by buying lottery tickets! Exams: Some people dream about taking exams even after leaving school. If you dream of passing an exam, it means your present efforts won’t have satisfying results. On the other hand, if you fail, it implies your boss might even give you a promotion. Being chased: This type of dream is tiring. People under great pressure often have this dream, which means you want to rely on somebody like your parents. Learn to relax more! Flying: You are full of energy; people trust and like what you do. It’s a positive dream. Death: Don’t worry if you dream of your death, it just means your old friends will visit you some time. But if you dream of a funeral, take care of your money so you don’t lose it. Interpreting dreams is interesting and fun. We can know more about ourselves just by recording dreams and thinking more about them. Give it a try and enjoy what dreams bring to you. Dare to dream! a
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May 2024
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