I'm traveling to Paris, France with a family member, or Franco, or a friend. We get to the Charles de Gaulle airport and make our way to the city in an automobile or the metro, past buildings and hills and fields. I wait anxiously for the iconic Eiffel Tower to appear around the next corner...but it never does.
Now, I've been to Paris, and I remember seeing the Eiffel Tower from the CDG airport--it's faint in the distance, but it's there, it's so tall. In every dream I've had, however, I can see everything else indicative of Paris--the Sacre Couer basilica, the quaint cafes and shops, the Notre Dame cathedral, and the French natives. But for some reason, I never get to see the Eiffel Tower in my dream. The dream goes on and on with bougainvillea-lined balconies and delicious pastries, and I'm always trying to get to where the Eiffel Tower is, but I never make it and I never see it, though seriously you can see that thing from anywhere in Paris! I wake up feeling like I wasted a trip, albeit a trip I took in my dreams. It's very disturbing. I have no idea what it means.
The same thing happened in my dream last night with one difference--while looking for the elusive tower, I got mugged. It was so real but surreal at the same time. I got so scared in my dream and I got away...then I woke up.
I don't know why I wanted to write this down. It's just weird that I've had the same type of dream so many times. Am I alone? Does anyone else have dreams where there is something 'unattainable'? You all know how much I love anything Paris. I'm sure it's a metaphor for something in my life, I just have to find out what and fix it. It's a terrible feeling to run and run towards something without getting any closer to it. I don't usually have revelatory dreams or anything, but this is the first time I've felt I should pay closer attention to what my subconscious mind is telling me. Do you pay attention to your dreams? Should I brush this off?
Thanks for listening....
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