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DREAMS: WHAT ARE THEY FOR? There’s a young lady who dreamt of herself standing in the middle of the City that Never Sleeps. It was all blurry but people were screaming then a flood came. She thought it was just a dream. Then, a year after the same dream appeared. This time it was clearer. There were two buildings facing each other. They were the tallest buildings in that city where almost everyone worked. Then a tidal wave came and swallowed the two buildings. She heard screams, wailings and all were running for their lives. She saw this dream thrice in that year. Scary? What are dreams? What are they for? Dreams are regarded as “windows” of the “the personality”, or as “predictors of the future.” (Rayner, 1976). Neurologists like, Sigmund Freud and Carl Gustav Jung, define them as “the most obvious manifestation of the unconscious”, and as “communications from the unconscious” however they are “not necessarily concerned with wishes.” (The Guinness Encyclopedia, 1990; p. 232). A monk, from a famous Japanese anime entitled “Love Hina”, said that, “There is a thin line between dreams and reality” (Love Hina, 2002; http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/ ) however, “cursed with short life spans.” (Candice Bergen, actress/ comedienne; http://www.yahoo.com/mail/celest_isis/inbox.htm). There are different kinds of dreams. If a person dreams with weird figures, with mixtures of images, emotions that haunts us for years, which makes us remember for life and primarily cannot be explained or understood are called “peculiar dreams”. Some dreams are quite common, which is often a sign of some emotional weakness in our nature which causes us problems over the years. These dreams are called “recurring dreams”. When one is able to control a dream, it’s called a “lucid dream”. A person has this especially if accompanied by music. Another kind of dream is “nightmare”. Nightmares usually happen to kids. Another is “sexual dream” which, in most cases, is a sign of sexual deprivation or repressed sexual urges, which a person may not be aware of. This kind of dream happens to people in puberty and after puberty stages. It’s not a sin to have this dream. It happens to all and it’s normal. Lastly, there are “prophetic dreams”. These dreams are often connected to intuition. This kind of dream is very interesting and hardly explicable since the science has no appropriate explanation to these issues. (http://www.dream-land.info/dream_article_1.htm) And, why do people dream? People dream because it’s a part of life. They are believed to have come from repressed emotions, conditions or problems, or an unfinished business somewhere in their life. Some say they tell the future. Some say they are the opposite of what is going to happen in reality. For instance, if one dreams about water it means fire. When another dreams about an old person, it pertains to someone younger, and so on. Some say they are just dreams and hold no relations in particular with reality. Some dreams bring good news, just like when numbers appear in someone’s dream and then the person gets up and goes to a lottery outlet and he bet on it, then, he won, that’s good news! And some dreams bring bad news, just like when someone dreams about her teeth falling off her gums, which means death will come to her family member, and the likes. But the notion, that one did not have a dream, is wrong, because people dream several times. However, only one appears to be clear because of what psychologist call the REM or Random/ Rapid Eye Movement. The eyes move very fast in a dream, but may focus on only one part of the dream. (Crofton, 1990; McNally, 1976) As we end, about the dream of the young lady last 2001, guess what happened? If one of you thinks it came true, you’re right. It did in a date that no man in New York will ever forget – September 11, 2001. Remember that dreams may mean the opposite, and the opposite of water is FIRE! Here’s a challenge. Can anyone guess who that young lady was? Well, she’s standing right in front of you. Thank you so much and may everyone dream their sweetest dreams and pray they’ll come true! Speech Prepared by : Ivy B. Escalona For : Prof. Bala Course Code : ELA – 508 REFERENCES: Crofteon, I. (1990). The guiness encyclopedia. Great Britain. Guiness Publishing, Ltd. Derilo, J. (2006). Quotes mo!!!. http://www.yahoo.com/mail/celest_isis/inbox.htm McNally, R. (1976). Atlas of the body. London. Mitchell Beazley Publishers. (2006). http://www.dream-land.info/dream_article_1.htm Viewed in 2002. Love Hina; http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/ Interviews from family members and friends.