The following is a piece of conversation between a mad-man and a sane-man, that for all I know, has never taken place, except inside my head (wherever that is). Its upto the reader to decide whether that puts me in the former category or not. Please note that a mad-man is defined as someone whom the society collectively has labelled as not sane and a sane-man is one who is yet to classified in that category by the society.
Madman: Do you dream?
Sane-man: Ofcourse! What a question. Don't you?
Madman: What do you dream of?
Sane-man: A variety of things.
Madman: Like what?
Sane-man: Well, flying for instance.
Madman: You can fly?
Sane-man: What a question! Ofcourse not. Are you ok?
Madman: When do you usually dream?
Sane-man: Really, are you ok?
Madman: When?
Sane-man: Well, when I am asleep. Thats when all people dream, don't they?
Madman: Are you dreaming now?
Sane-man: Now come on mate, whats the point of these questions. Where do you live?
M: Well thats a yes, is it?
S: What?! No, I am not dreaming...why would I dream while talking to you. Besides, didn't I just tell you I dream only when I am asleep.
M: How do you know, you aren't asleep?
S: What a question?! How can I be talking to you and sleeping at the same time?
M: You can fly and sleep, can't you?
S: What? No, who told you that?
M: So what if you wake up right now and find that you can really fly. Where will you fly off to?
S: This is getting weird mate. I am going.
M: Well you can't go, but you can fly.
S: Ya whatever.
M: Do you ever feel while dreaming that you are dreaming?
S: What? Hmm, now that you have asked that question, I think yes, I do sometimes feel I am dreaming when I am dreaming.
M: But then how do you know for sure, eh?
S: What?
M: That you aren't dreaming?
S: But I am.
M: No when you are not dreaming, and you feel you are, then.
S: You are confusing me mate.
M: Well, then are you dreaming right now?
S: No.
M: You sure?
S: Ya, as sure as could be.
M: How sure is that?
S: Thats well, what do you mean how sure is that? Its sure.
M: Can you always fly in your dreams?
S: No, not always.
M: You can't fly now can you?
S: Now, well no.
M: How do you know? You haven't tried, have you?
S: Well, thats ridiculous, isn't it?
M: Not so ridiculous in your dreams, it isn't.
S: What?
M: Well, does someone tell you you can fly, when the dream begins? Does someone say - "Hey, jump off that cliff, its just a dream, nothings gonna happen?"
S: (thinking)
S: This could be a dream, then?
M: OFCOURSE NOT! What a question! Are you sure you are ok mate?
(To be continued...)
3 comments:
Really yaar, I have always felt the same. How do we know we are dreaming. Well for me I don't do such things as flying in my dream, as far as I remember. However I tend to do various funny and naughty things.
Also I don't think that we know we are dreaming when we are, its just an extended reality. So I can't shoot somebody in a dream thinking "Oh its just a dream and nothing will happen to me if I shoot that guy". If I shoot somebody in a dream , it has been done with full murderous intent. Now here's the catch. Would you now prosecute someone for a felony compounded in a dream?
Also one thing that I always thought is what if dream is not a dream, its where various parallel worlds meet.
I have jotten down some related thoughts some time back.
http://arpitgarg.wordpress.com/2008/12/04/%e0%a4%9c%e0%a5%80%e0%a4%b5%e0%a4%a8-%e0%a4%95%e0%a4%a0%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%a8-%e0%a4%af%e0%a4%be-%e0%a4%86%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%a8/
Well I think a person can sometimes feel that he is dreaming - I think I have felt it...Check out the wikipedia article on lucid dreaming
As for prosecuting, well someone has to file a case first, and that is possible if you tell someone a dream and then they file a case of "Attemp to Murder" :)
And dude the link you have posted isn't opening. :(
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