Siri HustvedtAre not dreams as much a part of living as waking life is?
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Dreams are a part of our life and we live them in another form the same way we live our waking life. Dreams and reality are not two different things. They are interlinked and it is possible to experience both in the same day. It is said that every person sleeps only because the body needs rest and when we sleep, we dream.
Dreams can be very real, even though they may seem to be based on fiction or fantasy. According to dreams, reality is sometimes so vivid that it becomes indistinguishable from real life. We can have a strong dream while falling asleep but remember only half of it when waking up.
But while dreaming, we can be aware of being awake while being conscious of being asleep. Dreams are also said to have the power of influencing waking life through events or projects that are brought about by them or on which they are based.
Source: A Plea For Eros: Essays
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