Some time or another everybody is bound to ask themselves the ultimate question: What if life as we know it is just one big dream?  I had a discussion with friends about the subject and it’s really quite interesting when you venture into the possibilities of what life might really be.  Everything could very well be just all in our head.  Our senses–touch, sight, smell, taste, and sound–are really just interpretations of the mind; so, who’s to say that we aren’t anywhere at all and that our lives are just vivid experiences within our minds?

Things become very interesting when considering what happens upon death.  What if when you die, you actually just enter a new reality–or rather a new “dream”.  Maybe this new reality would be completely different–one where the laws of physics cease to exist and your very form is far from what you’re used to it being.  Or maybe it’s the same exact “dream” all over again.  Perhaps that’s the real definition of heaven or hell.  You spend your whole life knowing exactly what you’ve done and what you really deserve; your dream might very well be what you expect it to be (live a life of happiness, continue to be happy, etc..).

So, what exactly does it mean to be awake?  Are we, right now, awake and existing?  Or, are we just a presence waiting to just wake up?

I just saw Jumper today (the movie where the guy can teleport) and it really got me thinking, what if we could actually do something remotely close to such a thing like teleportation?  That may seem a little far out, and perhaps it is, but it’s always interesting to question something every once in a while.  In today’s world we have things like remote viewing (which was used by the CIA) where remote viewers could basically pinpoint the location of a desired target.  Even things like lucid dreaming makes one question what we are really capable of.  I mean, think about it, our mind has the ability to create a whole entire environment every single night–one that we can actually consciously observe and manipulate.  Our mind is so complex and mysterious, why shouldn’t we be allowed to do things like telekinesis or telepathy?

Maybe we all can do such things, and maybe it’s our doubt that prevents us from easily being capable of these “powers.”  It’s hard to claim that we can’t, especially when not a whole lot of people have even tried in the first place.  We should be inclined to question our abilities; after all, we just might find something worth exploring.