A "Real" Dream!

It has never stopped amazing people close to me, that on being woken up in the morning, I have a perfectly sane conversation with them, assure them that I am awake and will do whatever it is that I’m supposed to be doing and promptly go back into deep slumber without even realizing it. Mom says it’s a total lack of will-power on my part to get up.

When this happened again last week, I realized the true reason. It’s due to what I call “Real Dreams”. 

Let me illustrate.  Last week, I assured my friend over the phone that I was awake. I then closed my eyes, for what I thought was a few seconds. In those few seconds, I had a dream- and its setting was identical to reality. I was wearing the same clothes, was in the bed I really was in, in the same room I actually was in. And in that dream- I woke up.  In that dream, my flat mate came to my room and so did some strangers- and started sawing my closet door citing repair work.  So in the dream, I was awake. And since we rarely realize we’re dreaming when we are, the dream fooled me into believing that I was doing what I assured my friend over the phone- waking up! Nobody asked me in the dream why were strangers ‘fixing’ a door which was perfectly fine.

 Its only when the phone rang again in 15 mins did I wake up.

Its post this dream that I realized this has happened to me before also- like waking up in dreams and attending lectures and thus being late in reality.

But it’s definitely proved that I don’t lack will-power. It’s the very opposite. The determination to get up is so strong, it’s evidently deep down in my sub-conscious-and comes in the dream immediately!

PS:

Want to thank all my dear friends who have done the tough task of waking me on various occasions: Special thanks for NOT trusting me and always calling back to check if I’m awake!

And thanks to my parents, who have always done so!