Reality Will Always Remain Unknown

Reality Will Always Remain Unknown
September 2, 2004
>the power of your dreams over your reality:

I have always been intrigued by the ideas of time, reality and death. There are so many questions about existence and purpose; however, the answers can only be found by one person alone. In The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin) we are introduced to a character, Mr. Orr who is troubled with the clashing of two worlds, the “real” world and the dream world. Only he will know what it’s like to go through the transition between the two.
The thought process of ‘what is real’ is a solo act. The only primary sources that you can rely on in this investigation are your experiences and thoughts that go through your mind.
No good. No way out. Orr was where he had been for months-alone: knowing he was insane and
knowing he was not insane, simultaneously and intensely. It was enough to drive him insane (35-36,
Le Guin).
This is a feeling and a thought that we must constantly face, if not, run away from. In chapter 3 Mr. Orr states that his type of dream is escape, to escape the headache and stress of your mind. I found Dr. Haber’s response to this quite true, “‘You can’t run away from your own mind’” (36).
The dream world is powered by your subconscious. In it, you are hidden and almost completely safe. Inside this world you are thinking, functioning and working in a world created by imagination, ideas spurred from themes and memories of real life. Times, events and wishes become present and can all change at any given moment. You do things that you wouldn’t normally ever do, or see what you wouldn’t normally ever see. In contrast, reality is the harsh world.
What we live in during that part of our lives spent with our eyes open and senses actually and physically working. Where we can actually injure ourselves and end the pattern of breathing (life). We are exposed to the full extent and where are vulnerable and unsafe at all times. We are a part of some kind of world that goes on with time, breathing 24/7, whether we ourselves are alive, awake or not. So far, I am enjoying this book and class. I am interested to continue my journey to discover an answer to the questions of reality and life.