I was speaking with a friend today (Gomez) and I remembered a conversation we had a while ago about dreams. We were discussing how people dreamed before the invention of television and how it might have distorted our individual creative thought process and perspective. I wonder how tribes that live in the depths of the jungles dreams vary from ours. Is it possible that there dreams are more indicative of true creativity and imagination than ours? Are our dreams strictly variations of what we've seen on television or what we have witnessed? Or am I just over-analyzing for the sake of this post? Just a random thought that popped into my head.
See, that's why I named the blog Dennis' Random Ramblings.
See, that's why I named the blog Dennis' Random Ramblings.
Hi Dennis, that is a pretty smart thought. I don't dream about stuff on tv. I actually don't remember too many of my dreams at all. But the ones I do remember are usually bizarre. And sometimes they scare me. I would rather not remember them, than remember them and be scared. I can't wait to see what others think on this one though!
ReplyDeleteHey Dennis, this is an intresting thought. For as long as I've know you, you may not know this, but I as a 30 year old man I still have the same dreams I had as a child. I'm still a Jedi knight and I'm still superman ( haven't perfected flying yet though? ) I wouldn't be any of those things if I wasn't influenced by television. Maybe I'd be the greatest hunter and gatherer if I lived in the jungle ? What would I dream of if I was a baby? Breast milk and rattles ? So yeah! I absolutely believe that dreams are inspired by what we see in life, but like many others I am a couch potato so tv would be my biggest influence. Intresting. Keep up the good work
ReplyDeleteHey Dennis,
ReplyDeleteAs for me I don't think I dream about what I see on T.V. Like the first person who responded many times, I forget what I dream about or I remember some parts and forget others. Most of the time I dream about the last thing that was on my mind when I fell asleep, or whatever emotions I might be feelings. I think that tribes that live in the jungle might have similar dreams like ours, because we are all humans at the end of the day. I believe they dream of survival, and women dream of the children becoming great hunters and great men, and their daughters becoming great wives of tribal men. I think that we might dream of modern stuff of things that are close to our hearts, so although our dreams might be different, the essence I think might be the same.
Talk to you soon, BMatute