They say the mind wanders during the night and that they explore a side of the world we don't usually see. In all rarity of occurrences, I'd say it happens to me at the very least. Whether or not I am plucking a fruit off a mentally disturbed tree is something I've yet to discover.
Just earlier I watched The Mortal Instruments - City of Bones (2013), a fictional movie based on a novel of the same title. Having said the word fictional, the movie and novel takes place in a fantasy world of angels, demons and everything else that falls in between. That includes werewolves and vampires, if you're pleased to hear. While there are countless myths regarding the supernatural world and evidences that'll never convince the entire human population, I'd ask the same question everyone did throughout human history- are they real?
The answer doesn't matter to me, but I secretly hope that I'd one day jump into a fantasy novel and live an adventurous life, away from the torment of homework, assignments and worldly worries. It actually took me five minutes of consideration to continue past the six words of the previous sentence. Such unappreciative remark might land me in trouble beyond my comprehension but I hope it won't happen.
Well, moving on, what intrigues me the most is how imagination can be so much more convincing than reality. I don't think age is a factor here. All of us longs for an escape to a certain extent and to a certain extent our imagination is salvation as far as all of us could care. But you see, some people like me tend to over-imagine things. Like jumping into a movie scene and rescue the princess atop a stone tower, or like play a supporting character just to see your favorite hero and heroine get romantic. Something along those lines, you get me right?
The problem is: we're living in reality. Many people would jeer at you for dreaming more than your daily dose, which probably serves you a good 8 hours at most in your sleep. In my case, I like to make little scenes in my head before going to sleep just to exercise my imaginations. Perhaps we all do. On one's account there might be a romantic scene going on between you and a person whose existence never came to be. On another there might be you being a time traveler on a journey to discover what lies beyond the passage of time. Anything that keeps your boat afloat. So, with all these emotion-driven thoughts fabricating within the four walls of fantasy, my question is: is it right to judge a person who dreams more than we do?
In case you haven't noticed, I'm speaking of more than just sanity. This platter here may not be to your liking, but if you've made it this far why not press on just a little more? On one hand, I have the issue of whether acting too imaginatively makes you someone less sane, and on the other hand I have the question of what makes a person sane anyway? Assuming you and I are both sane, are we getting too full of ourselves in reality? Are we the one who are too wrapped up to see what lies beyond reality? I really can't tell, because I've never journey to the other side.
I have a hunch that you might think I'm about 10 percent less sane right now, and that I may potentially have a mental disorder. Right, that's alright. I really have no ideas where I'm going with all of these but I do have one thing in mind. What if, just what if, life itself and all the reality in it is simply no more than someone else's dream? An omnipotent being, for example. It doesn't matter if you're an atheist, just consider it for a moment. It isn't like this view is particularly unique- it's just looking at life and reality a little differently than our daily routines would suggest.
I suppose with all these unanswered questions at hand, each drawing more from the wellspring of uncertainty, I should draw the curtain upon the stage. Speaking of stage, the word reminded me of William Shakespeare. Hmm, what about him, you ask? Here's it:
"All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players:"
- As You Like It, Act II Scene VII -
- William Shakespeare -
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