We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams,
Fernando Pessoa
And each to each other dreams of others’ dreams.
Last night, I had a dream that felt quite ordinary. It featured various family members, some still alive and others who have passed away. My father played a central role in the dream, as he was attempting to evade a lender. The scenario was all too familiar, mirroring a recurring theme from my childhood.
At a certain point, I woke up, and with each passing moment, more details of the dream flooded back into my consciousness. It took me a few seconds to fully grasp that it had been nothing more than a dream. I didn’t experience a particular surge of joy or sadness at its conclusion, but I was mildly surprised that I woke up from it. I decided to jot down a few notes about the dream in my journal before carrying on with my day.
In this dream, everyone, including myself, was a creation of my own mind. As soon as I woke up, we all ceased to exist. There was no dramatic climax before my awakening, nor was there any fear. No one made an effort to extend the dream, allowing us to linger in that alternate reality a bit longer.
This is how I personally perceive life, not only my own but also that of others—an intricate mental process. Whose process it is, I cannot say for certain. Perhaps we are all part of a dream, one crafted by a higher power, and it’s our responsibility to make it a good one within the constraints of our own agency.
Click on the FEATURED IMAGE below to see a larger version. It is double exposure. The path is in the tropics, where humidity and the trees often filter the light in the way that it is portrayed. The person walking is me, my photo was taken at a different occasion in a different place.
Fernando Pessoa was one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century. He spent part of his life in South Africa and for that reason he was fluent in English, and wrote a number of poems in this language. Most of his contributions are in Portuguese, but he was also fluent and wrote poems in French. If you want to learn more about Fernando Pessoa, here is a Wikipedia link.
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It is all about the light 
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