Kommon Nonsense

So I have often wondered, as I am sure many others have as well, what purpose dreams serve. I have always wondered why we have dreams, where they come from, and why I can only sometimes remember what they were. We have amazing dreams and when we wake up we are elated and have a smile on our face. We have horrible dreams or nightmares and when we wake up we find the sheets drenched in cold sweat. Do we dream every night? There are those dreams that as soon as you wake up you try as hard as you can to remember it because it was just that good. Then there are those dreams that as soon as you wake up there is this sudden emotion of guilt or shame. Isn't weird how dreams evoke emotions. You can wake up in a great mood, happy, excited, or filled with guilt and shame. You can wake up angry at your wife for something she did or said in your dream yet that emotion carries over to reality once the alarm clock starts buzzing.

I think I may have figured out at least one of the reasons we dream. I think that sometimes we experience emotions that are tied to experiences in our dreams in order to warn, inform, or give us insight into what will be true in reality. In the past I can remember having a few dreams where I have woken up in a cold sweat and feeling so guilty for kissing a girl that was not my girlfriend or for doing something wrong that everyone found out. My head pops off my pillow and my first thought is, "Oh my gosh, I am so glad that was just a dream!" What if we dream dreams in order to experience events, emotions, rewards, or consequences that you normally wouldn't in reality? Just a thought. Maybe you can dream about it tonight and let me know what you think.