while I was driving long alone at night, on a freeway, after a tiring day, I suddenly had this feeling that I am dozing off and a feeble dream was materializing where in I am lying down on bed on a bright morning. My mind was slowly slipping into a dilemma - what is the reality now? - the picture of me in the bed OR this picture of me actually driving this car now.. It was a dangerous situation. Because I was still driving the car at about 80 mph.
Fortunately, even while the image of me lying on the bed was corrupting my mind and sensibilities, the smart mind told me to keep applying the brakes, so that, in the reality, I would atleast come to a gradual stop or may be, atleast reduce the intensity of an imminent and potentially fatal accident ( head on collision with a truck?!, siderail?!, another speeding car?!). So I kept braking hard and soft so as not to skid. But, though I succeeded in braking, I was not able to fully come back to the real world of the car-night-highway. May be I was too tired from the ordeals of the day and this lonely night at the back of the steering wheel and a calm freeway gave my body the much needed break.. Long drives have this soothing effect on our body and spirituality.
It was a very intense moment.. Now, apart from the imminent danger of an accident, I had another struggle to deal with. I just wanted to be out of this make-believe world of me sitting on the bed. So, once again, I pulled all my resources .. applied my entire concentration and focussed on just one thing - FALL BACK INTO THE REALITY, so that I could take control of the car again(!) and save my life that was left stranded on a highway!
But! after several failed attempts, that dream of me lying down on the bed actually endured the test of time.
I realized to my utter disbelief, that the dream of me lying down on the bed was actually the reality and the reality of me driving the car was just a dream, from which I was struggling to wake up fully!
Only thing that remained sober in both the worlds was that I had a tiring day earlier :)
Fortunately, even while the image of me lying on the bed was corrupting my mind and sensibilities, the smart mind told me to keep applying the brakes, so that, in the reality, I would atleast come to a gradual stop or may be, atleast reduce the intensity of an imminent and potentially fatal accident ( head on collision with a truck?!, siderail?!, another speeding car?!). So I kept braking hard and soft so as not to skid. But, though I succeeded in braking, I was not able to fully come back to the real world of the car-night-highway. May be I was too tired from the ordeals of the day and this lonely night at the back of the steering wheel and a calm freeway gave my body the much needed break.. Long drives have this soothing effect on our body and spirituality.
It was a very intense moment.. Now, apart from the imminent danger of an accident, I had another struggle to deal with. I just wanted to be out of this make-believe world of me sitting on the bed. So, once again, I pulled all my resources .. applied my entire concentration and focussed on just one thing - FALL BACK INTO THE REALITY, so that I could take control of the car again(!) and save my life that was left stranded on a highway!
But! after several failed attempts, that dream of me lying down on the bed actually endured the test of time.
I realized to my utter disbelief, that the dream of me lying down on the bed was actually the reality and the reality of me driving the car was just a dream, from which I was struggling to wake up fully!
Only thing that remained sober in both the worlds was that I had a tiring day earlier :)
