Dream is defined as a series of thoughts, images, or
emotions occurring during sleep. It is a state of mind marked by abstraction or
release from reality. Everyone in the Earth dream before. No matter you are young or old,
aware or unaware, it is a natural phenomenon. We spend one third of our life,
the same amount of time dedicated toward our career, exploring existence in a
topsy-turvy world of dreams and symbols. As if we have entered a world of
mirror, all that we encounter becomes a reflection of us. When we are facing
crisis, dreams reveal the way ahead, activating self-knowledge and direction in
life.
Maybe most of the people think that
dream is not important or just an extra element in our life, but for me
actually it might be our subconscious mind is trying to tell us something. Our
inner-self is trying to talk and communicate with us. They live in our body. Or
maybe, we are not even the host for this flesh but them.
By asking ourselves, "who is the
real one in our body? Is it your subconscious mind or you yourself?" If I
have to choose from this two, I guess my subconscious mind or inner-self might
know me myself even better. In the real life, I am just someone who is wearing
a mask known as Persona. I am nobody but someone who hides himself behind the
mask and changes my mask according to the situation that I met in my daily live.
According to the famous Psychologist Carl Jung, it is a mask designed on the
one hand to make a definite impression upon others, and on the other to conceal
the true nature of the individual.
When I am wearing the mask, I have to
conceal my true nature. So when is the time I am wearing my mask? Living in
this complicated social world, I have
to be a student in university, a good child at home, a good friend, a polite
young man when talking to the elders and etc. I am sure that some of these are
not my true nature but I am doing it every day which makes me think that this is
me. Mainly is because of the socialization
process, I need to follow what others are doing to be part of the society or
else I will be treated like a heterogeneous. I am afraid of being a
heterogeneous.
Due to the reason of wearing the mask
every day, slowly I can't see and remember my face anymore. One day, I might have difficulty to recognize myself and question myself
in front of a mirror, "who are you?"
This question might be as tough as the popular research- “Chicken or the egg came
first?” However,
my inner-self is always able to be himself in dream. He does not afraid of anyone
and anything. If he has to die in the dream, then he will just die. You might
say that die in a dream does not mean that you do not scare of something
because it is still a dream. How do you know that the one we are living is
reality but not dream? It might be the inner-self is the true world and we are
just mere some pathetic illusions in their world.
In
a nutshell, we always hear others talking about dare to be ourselves, get out
from your comfort zone and to start going after your dream. Before you start
chasing your dream, I would suggest you to take off your Mask of Persona and be
yourself in front of anyone. I am not asking you to be bad or portrait all the
negative sides of yourselves to people around you but to prevent yourself from suppressing
your feelings. Positive and relaxing mood always ensure a better quality of
life. We are supposed to be like our inner-self because we are not acting on
a stage. Remember life is a gift by God, let’s spend it wisely without any regrets.
