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A dream

Monday, March 31, 2008

I had a dream last night. In it a child was blowing soap bubbles, and I was watching. As I watched, I noticed the bubbles, some caught the wind and flew out of my sight, others seemed to float gently right in front of me. Several bubbles, seem to hold motionless before my eyes, sunlight pushing rainbow colors through them, then they would pop, leaving a spot on the ground under where they once floated effortlessly. The bubbles were big and small, some floated with a sense of purpose, as if they had a direction, most however, went this way and that, whereever the breeze took them. In the end they all where so short lived. I felt sadness as something so beautiful, could have such a short life. The faceless child blowing the bubbles looked at me when I felt this sadness, I did not look back, but I felt the sadness disappear, and a feeling of understanding replace it. I felt the childs gaze cease, and went back to blowing bibbles happily. Then the dream ended.

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What a great dream. I am by no means an expert at interpreting dreams, but I have done read quite a few books about dreams and what they mean. Here's what I think: The faceless child is you. Faceless because you don't know how all of this will turn out, but you do know that instead of watching life, you want to live life (blow bubbles) and be an active participant. The sadness disappeared because you validated yourself. The conclusion is that no matte how short lived the bubbles were, they were still bubbles and you don't stop blowing them even if you know they'll pop. That's my very unprofessional read on it...thanks for sharing it.

wjztrimmer
Interesting read, I didn't look at it that way. Thanks for the insight. The dream seemed focused on the bubbles, how they would quiver, some collided with others to form bigger ones. The ones that would pop close to the bright ground would leave a dark spot that slowly evaporated, to leave a lighter spot. The ones that poped higher would leave little, if any mark they ever were. The gaze from the child was almost a feeling of admonishment, replaced with happiness when my sadness left and understanding, almost comfort overtook me.

bluewillow
That is an unusual dream - but then again most of them are, it seems. I think I would have to know you better to hazard a guess.

I can usually have an idea where a dream has come from out of my own subconscious - for example I dreamt about cats last night and I had to leave my cat on her own for the first time tonight because I am staying away and I don't like to leave her on her own.

Tonight I may dream about bubbles!

Gailly
Blue,
I would like to know what your "understanding" was? You are a very descriptive writer, by the way, I was lost in the dream and the bubbles.

The feeling I got was sort of
"All we are is dust in the wind"
and the understanding is, "that is ok"?

Nave
If your dream featured a child of walking age, it probably sigifies is happiness in domestic affairs, to see faceless signifies an approaching change of residence. This information is out of a dream dictionary, I hope this helps I'm not sure it is very unusual.

somefool
That is a great dream :-)
I have read a few books about dreams, and wjztrimmers description I think best fits what I too have read. What a wonderful dream..
+admonishment
+happiness
+sadness
+understanding
----------------
=comfort

svdbylove
Yup, the child is me admonishing myself for feeling sad about all the things in my life that will all eventually end (pop). By me not looking at the child in my dream, I realize that I'm not facing this fact. So many lessons to learn, so little time.

bluewillow