In My Dreams
Dreams are strange. They seem so real when they’re happening, but when you wake up, you realize how unreal they are. Last night, I dreamt about rain hats. They were tall gray hats that resembled a beehives. Inside each hat was a small storm cloud, that caused a constant downpour. This is why the hats were so popular. The rain could keep your head cool during the hot summer.
In my dream, everyone was very happy about their hats. No one was soaked. I think that under normal circumstances, the rain would run down your head getting you all wet. Dreams aren’t normal circumstances; so the water some how remained in the hat.
My stepson claims to be able to have lucid dreams. I have never had one and tend to doubt that they really happen. If I had a lucid dream, I don’t know what I would do. He likes to fly over cityscapes in his dreams. Flying isn’t really my thing. I’m clumsy and might crash into something. I have a hard enough time not banging my shoulder on the edge of doorways. Flying would be dangerous, even in a dream. I have had falling dreams, and I know I don’t like the feeling of falling. If I did have a lucid dream, I would probably just sleep. This would double the amount of rest I got that night. A dream about sleeping would be boring, I admit. It’s not something that I would tell people about, but at least it would be productive.
My stepson told me that you can find out whether you’re in a dream or not by looking at your hand. If you have too many or too few fingers, then you are in a dream. I promptly asked him where he got this information, and he said that he read it on Wikipedia. It sounds far fetched to me. I see my hands everyday. I should know how many fingers I have by now. If my brain can’t remember how many fingers I have, what other important details might it be forgetting? I shouldn’t get mad when I don’t know where I put the car keys, because apparently, I don’t even know how many fingers I have.
He also told me that he read that if you flip a light switch and nothing happens, you’re having a dream, because lights don’t work well in dreams. The next time you go to turn on a light and nothing happens, maybe the light bulb blew out, maybe the power is out, or maybe you didn’t pay the electric bill. Before you do anything, count the fingers on your hands, because maybe it’s just a dream.
