As Calderon de la Barca said: That all life is a dream, and dreams are dreams (English/Spanish).

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Daydreaming, I have always thought of dreams as our happy place. Some native peoples of the Americas held the belief that dreams were conscious life; our desires, wishes and feelings at their peak. Upon awakening, on the other hand, we enter a real transe. A rather poetic idea, what else could make us more masters of ourselves than to be able to build the world in our own image and likeness, in our dreams we are all God.

But daydreaming is not the same as night dreaming, that pleasant and mysterious journey that begins when we disconnect from the material, to enter unknown planes. No, daydreaming is more like a failed escape. The times I have let my imagination fly to build a friendlier scenario, have been in the hardest moments of my life, where accepting reality is impossible.

That is why I have always believed that my dreams are deeply felt, that they are born from urgency or from the wound. Like the girls in the slums of Caracas, the Brazilian favelas or the Argentine slums, who dream in their little tin houses, that one day soon that man will arrive who will give them love and a dignified life, as it happens in the 6pm soap opera. Or the boy who plays soccer in the neighborhood street, without shoes or shirt, dreaming of Cristiano Ronaldo's luck, while urban cruelty is devouring him alive. And why not, like the dog that was abandoned in the street, the one that now only has bones and fleas left, dreaming that a pious passerby will give him at least a little food, while the majority only offers him stones and curses.

I have never dreamed of fame or greatness. In recent years adverse circumstances made me daydream; I dreamed that I had peace, that I had a decent house, that I had the minimum conditions, that I was somewhere else. At the same time I also daydreamed that I was dying, dreams do not always take us where we want to go, sometimes they only take us where we need to go.

Now I only dream of not having to dream so much, that life will be fair enough not to have to escape, to rest from this endless flight. I dream it for me and mine, for my beloved people, that the generalized precariousness of life will not force us to dream so much about our fundamental rights, that dignity will be a commandment and good things will materialize. And may dreams be a kind construction in harmony with our material reality and not a desperate cry.

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Tal como lo dijo Calderon de la Barca: Que toda la vida es sueño, y los sueños, sueños son. (Ingles/Español)

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Soñar despierta, siempre he pensado que los sueños son nuestro lugar feliz. Algunos pueblos originarios de América sostenían la creencia de que los sueños eran la vida consciente; nuestros deseos, anhelos y sentimientos en su máxima expresión. Al despertar, en cambio, entramos en un verdadero transe. Una idea bastante poética, ¿qué otra cosa podría hacernos más dueños de nosotros mismos que poder construir el mundo a nuestra imagen y semejanza?, en nuestros sueños todos somos Dios.

Pero no es lo mismo soñar despiertos que el sueño nocturno, ese viaje placentero y misterioso que empieza cuando nos desconectamos de lo material, para entrar en planos desconocidos. No, soñar despierto es más bien un escape fallido. Las veces que he dejado volar mi imaginación para construir un escenario más amigable, han sido en los momentos más duros de mi vida, donde aceptar la realidad me resulta imposible.

Por eso siempre he creído que mis sueños son muy sentidos, que nacen de la urgencia o de la herida. Como las chicas de los barrios de Caracas, las favelas brasileñas o las villas argentinas, que sueñan en sus casitas de lata, que un día cercano llegue ese hombre que les dará amor y una vida digna, como pasa en la telenovela de 6pm. O el niño que juega futbol en la calle del barrio, sin zapatos ni camisa, soñando con la suerte de Cristiano Ronaldo, mientras que la crueldad urbana lo va devorando vivo. Y por qué no, como el perro que fue abandonado en la calle, el que ahora solo le quedan los huesos y las pulgas, sueña con que un transeúnte piadoso le regale por lo menos un poco de comida, mientras la mayoría solo le ofrece piedras y maldiciones.

Nunca he soñado con fama ni grandeza. En los últimos años las circunstancias adversas me hicieron soñar despierta; soñé que tenía paz, que tenía una casa digna, que tenía las condiciones mínimas, que estaba en otro lugar. En el mismo momento también soñé despierta que me moría, los sueños no siempre nos llevan a donde queremos, algunas veces solo nos conducen a donde necesitamos.

Ahora solo sueño con no tener que soñar tanto, que la vida sea lo suficientemente justa para no tener que escapar, para descansar de esta huida interminable. Lo sueño para mí y los míos, para mi gente querida, que la precarización generalizada de la vida no obligue a soñar tanto con nuestros derechos fundamentales, que la dignidad sea un mandamiento y las cosas buenas se materialicen. Y que los sueños sean una construcción bondadosa en armonía con nuestra realidad material y no un grito desesperado.

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There is actually much power in dreams. A dream is like a handwritten letter to you. You should not ignore them.
Yes, night dreams are indeed different of daydreams:)))

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That's right dear Milly. It is a pleasure to read your comment.

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This was an interesting read, and your references to Caracas, Brazil and Argentina made it easier to connect to the context.

Now I only dream of not having to dream so much

And my dreams be a kind construction in harmony with our material reality and not a desperate cry.

That's actually a powerful reality that many may have experienced.

Thanks for sharing this with the community:)

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It is always wonderful to share with you all!!!!

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Dreaming of peace. Dreaming of happiness. Just wanting to have a good life, not having to be so great or full of massive wealth. There's honesty in these dreams of yours which I can connect to. Thanks for sharing with us.🤗✨

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I am heartily glad you connected with my writing. Thank you for reading me and leaving me your beautiful words!!!!!

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It's a huge pleasure.🌺🌺

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Congratulations, @jetta.amaya! Your story has been chosen as one of the best of the week and is part of the highlighted author magazine #96.
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Wow!!! This is such an honor!!! Writing from the heart makes things come out so well and conveys everything we have inside us!!!!! Thank you so much for appreciating my writing and taking me into account.

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Most times, we wished we could just stay in out fantasy world because it's so calm and peaceful. What an interesting write-up. I was indeed captivated.

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