Response to Laura

"Why do humans not have the ability to understand dreams?"

I'm not sure if humans don't have the ability to understand dreams. But, at the same time, I am not saying they do. I personally think that most dream interpretation is a bunch a bologna. I don't feel like it is an art or a real science, dream interpretation. So, in that sense we have the ability to understand what our dreams mean. However, some dreams can be really intense in images, images that might not make a whole lot of sense. In that case I feel like we may not be able to understand what our dreams are telling us. And, maybe we aren't suppose to all the time.

Question: Why do you think we remember certain dreams, and not others? I for instance, have not remembered a dream for many years.

Dreaming Dreams.

So, how about you say we try a little dream analysis of our own? Might as well give it a go, eh?

When I was younger I had a dream, actually a nightmare, that created my biggest fear. Cement trucks. I am sure some of you are laughing right now. Who could be scared of something like cement trucks? Well, I am. When I was younger I had a blanket I was very attached to. In my dream, my blanket got stuck in a cement truck and I begged the man to give it back. He refused and instead I had to watch my precious blanket "die" in a sense. Well, "die" to me. Every time I see a cement truck now, I scream and have to go the opposite direction. Dreams come from our experiences in real life. It is a collection of events in a day or thoughts in our mind. Nightmares, would most likely come from already developed fears right? I was never scared of cement trucks prior to this nightmare.

So, is it possibly that our brain is just being creative when we sleep? That these nightmares and dreams, although sometimes recollections of our days are like creative writing in a way?