Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Dreams, and other excuses to have fun

Upon reading Breton's First Surrealist Manifesto, the importance I have attributed to dreams is only corroborated. The happiness obtained from their freedom is conceded at a steep price: The violent awakening only deprives us of the youthful joy within the dreams. In "Migrations", by Dorian Merina the dreams of a far off place (5:08) are pricey at best, and often, as we may see countless times, too pricey for some.

One conclusion we may approach is that which attributes bliss to change, in which case, the cultural varieties seen today occur due to peoples' belief in finding their dreams elsewhere. Elsewhere will never be reached, of course, as is the case with Alice in Through the Looking Glass. Lewis Caroll writes about a similar situation in which “The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday - but never jam today.” (Caroll)

If people enjoy exotic variety (2:26-2:48), there is no question as to why they wouldn't enjoy them in combos: We find interest in those who have mixed decent (2:59-3:35). We can no longer be curious, then, as to why people are attracted to fast food places which allow customers to be creative with their meals. Buyers acquire interesting combos, and can have fun creating them. It is the same joy we may find in dreams, whether waking or not.

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