My thoughts seem to be centered around memories of the past a great deal lately. As I pondered this, it occurred to me almost all of my dreams (perhaps all--but I cannot remember every dream--only that I dreamed at times) are centered around the past. People I knew, events that occurred, places I have been, things I have done, and probably at the top of that list, at least recently, has been family. Our dreams are manifestations of our subconscious when we are sleeping. (Disclaimer--this is not scientific---only my observation). SO---a little deductive reasoning---they are part of my past. Perhaps the events of a particular dream have never occurred, might occur, or did occur, but the cast of our dreams are normally someone we know. Oh, certainly, I have had a guest appearance by someone not known to me---but the scenario is usually some real thing that has happened or we have thought about. I have had a handful of dreams---I felt were God sent, but they centered around events and people in my life. So---follow me--then dreams come from our past---a great deal of the time.
Occasionally I dream about something which could happen. Those dreams usually come from something I may have dreaded, or obsessed over, or anticipated. I am dreaming of things to come---not things which are in my past. It would stand to reason then--that dreams are past and future tense in most cases. Think that over---how could you dream of the present when you are presently sleeping.
As I mulled this over--it occurred to me we really only have the present ~ the current moment. Nothing more is promised--there is no guarantee of a future. SO---I only have today to work with when it comes to leaving any thing of value, importance, or good. That is a heavy proposition to live with. If we want to leave this world a better place, influence those in our path, or any other noble and good thing ---the guarantee is there is only today to work with. That puts a entirely new spin on how I plan to spend my day. Daunting to say the least.
"Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you do not know what a day may bring."
Proverbs 27:1
