Challenge
On the Essence of Dreams
I once read a satire that criticized dreaming. The author, who wrote it in the late 1800s, humorously elaborated upon the "boring" habit that people tend to partake in just after wakig up: telling others about their dreams. The satire is my personal favorite, even considering all other satires I have ever read. Yet, I disagree with the author. I actually find enjoyment in hearing the bizarre tales of others, the things that they experience in the dreamscape. So, please, share your dreams. It can be any dream you have ever had, vivid or bland. Sigmund Freud claimed that the driving factors of the human mind lay primarily in the subconscious, and though he was later proven mostly wrong, the things that present themselves when we are unconscious, such as in our dreams, are still interesting. I think you get the idea, so enjoy this challenge!
Every Animal That Ever Was
I was at a zoo, walking around with a group led by an eccentric tour-guide. I don’t know where we started off, but we ended up in a larger-than-life aquarium, with glass looking into the water and an observation deck on top.
At the top of the deck, we looked into deep, black-blue water and saw a large eel, with long fins running along it’s sides that rippled to propel it through the water. It sliced through the surface and its black eyes flashed up at us, while the tour-guide explained:
“This is an eel from the 3000’s. We have everything in this zoo. Every animal that ever was, or ever will be.”
I had to fill in some details, as I do not remember exactly, but this is the gist of the dream. ^_^
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