Towards useful dreams
Sometimes I have the greatest dreams. Not only the ones that drive me to aspire to greatness and such, but ones more like a good movie, or a good meal. The problem with dreams is I can't remember them. So even while the experience is fun, there is no sense of accomplishment afterwards. There's no "Oh yea, I've been there," no photo. No souvenir.
That and it's almost impossible to navigate dreamspace. A loud noise here, a hunger pang there, or a needed pit stop can yank you out. Very unpleasant. More frustrating is you can't control where you are going, or even the general genre of the dream. Not saying surprises aren't welcome, but I don't think it's impossible to make it more like the movies. One surreal kung-fu action film with sword fights and philosophical diatribes and metaphysical romance please.
I think we're all waiting for some new development to allow us to better experience the dream-space. I believe it's healthy for the mind to wander more freely. Being able to remember our fresh, unfiltered ideas, for whatever aim, will reap great benefits. Even being able to look back and examine the nightmares will allow us better understanding of ourselves and others. It's really about freeing ourselves. And imagine the types of crazy visualizations we can produce, just by thinking!
