Wake Up! Your Dreams Are Not Dreams

The sun shines through the windows and gradually wakes me up. I stretch my body as I open my eyes. What a wonderful dream I just had!
I get out off bed, head straight to the bathroom and start brushing my teeth. As I start washing my face under the cold water it suddenly hits me — What was I dreaming about, anyway? I completely forgot!
I was definitely with… Who was it? I’m sure I was at the beach. Maybe not?
Wait, I think I know what it was… Oh, damn it. How can I forget? It was only 2 minutes ago I got out off bed.

What is a dream?
Here are two definitions according to the Oxford Dictionary:

Here’s an interesting piece of text taken from Wikipedia:

Like most people, I also frequently talked about dreams as a synonym for self-fulfillment. However, it has been quite a few years that I’ve not used the term ‘dreams’ in that context.
I am not trying to pretend as if I don’t understand what life coaches and inspirational writers on Medium mean when they say: “Follow your dreams” and ‘Don’t stop dreaming’. I get it, still, I’m somewhat against it.

If you find meaning in helping people fulfill themselves, then it is your obligation to discover the ideal way to affect and inspire others.
When we tell people to follow their dreams we usually mean: Find your passion, a meaning. Discover your own value. Determine who you are, then follow it through — day by day. Live it, enjoy it, and experience every moment of it. There is no shadow of a doubt that this is a significant message, perhaps the most important message of all.
But what’s really crucial here is the interpretation of whoever reads our message. Do they actually perceive it? is a dream “a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal.” for them, or is “The content and purpose of dreams are not fully understood.” by them?
If the latter applies then our message is worthless and…

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