Last Night I Had a Dream

 Last night I had a dream

In the dream, I had a boyfriend who was working in a big trash company. (something like that)

There was this big Trash Truck that is cleaning up a dump site wherein the driver skillfully manipulates the truck to clean up the deep dumpsite.

And then I was walking and suddenly this man who was wearing a coat and tie, probably a lawyer or a businessman

He approached me and introduced himself and was like asking me out

He said, "Can I invite you to dinner? I just have to go to my appointment and then I'll find you and have dinner."

And I was like looking at him and smiling because he was like a shy schoolboy who has a crush on me.

Anyways, when he went away and then I looked back and saw my boyfriend walking away but was looking at me for a while and then he is gone.

And I walked towards where he was and could not find him.

DREAMS

Most of the time when I wake up from a dream, I can still remember it. I try to rewind it in my mind hoping that I would not forget.

But most of the time, I do forget.

This time is different.

I was able to remember the dream even after several hours.

And I could still see the images of my dream, although not that vivid anymore.

So I decided to write it down so I won't forget.

It was a weird dream.

From an article I read online: Medical News Today

There are several theories about why we dream. Are dreams merely part of the sleep cycle, or do they serve some other purpose?

Possible explanations include:

• representing unconscious desires and wishes
• interpreting random signals from the brain and body during sleep
• consolidating and processing information gathered during the day
• working as a form of psychotherapy

From evidence and new research methodologies, researchers have speculated that dreaming serves the following functions:

• offline memory reprocessing, in which the brain consolidates learning and memory tasks and supports and recordsTrusted Source waking consciousness
• preparing for possible future threatsTrusted Source
• cognitive simulation of real life experiences, as dreaming is a subsystem of the waking default network, the part of the mind active during daydreaming
• helping develop cognitiveTrusted Source capabilities
• reflecting unconscious mental functionTrusted Source in a psychoanalytic way
• a unique state of consciousness that incorporates experienceTrusted Source of the present, processing of the past, and preparation for the future
• a psychological space where overwhelming, contradictory, or highly complex notions can be brought togetherTrusted Source by the dreaming ego, notions that would be unsettling while awake, serving the need for psychological balance and equilibrium

Much that remains unknown about dreams. They are by nature difficult to study in a laboratory, but technology and new research techniques may help improve our understanding of dreams.