Are dreams real?
On Thursday, we asked pupils to consider if dreams are real life. A selection of answers are listed below. What do you think?
“Ithinkdreamsarerealbecauseyouactuallythinkthem and no-oneelseknowsaboutthem.Alsodreams are real because sometimes you hope for something and it comes true.” Isla
“Dreamsaren’trealthemselvesbecausetheydon’thappenintherealworldbuttheycanbeabout somethingreal.”Tom
“Ithinkthey’renotreal,buttheyarearealityinyourmindthatyoueitherwantordon’twanttohappen”Jamie
“Ithinkdreamsaren’trealbecausetheydon’tactuallyhappen,maybetheydoinalandfarfaraway. No-one knows…” Lara
“Adreamisawishyourheartmakeswhenyou’refastasleep.”Liliane
“Dreamsarerealbecauseyoucanremembersomeofthem.Theycanmakeyoufeelhappyandsadwhen yourememberthem.”Neve
“Yesbecausetheycanberealthoughtsandexperiencesputtogetherinastrangeway” Grace
“Ithinkdreamsaren’trealbecausetheyhappeninyoursleepandtheyarejustavisioninyourmind”Benito
“IthinkthatinsomeformdreamsARErealbecauseyoucanthinkaboutthemandeveryoneknowswhat theyare.Evenifyoucan’ttelliftheyarefromrealsituations,weknowthatthereisanelementoftruthastheyareinyourbrainandtheyhavetooriginatefromsomewhere.”Mary
“IthinkdreamsareonlyrealinyourheadwhenyouaresleepingbutIthinkthatyourdreams, goalsor what you are trying to achieve can definitely happen and become real because you can achieve anything you like with the right about of determinations!”Darcey
“I think dreams can be real, but only if you live up to them.”Hamish
“Notheyarenotreal,becausetheyhappenwhenyouareasleepanditishappeninginyourbrainandnot reallife,thoughtheyoftenarebasedonyourthoughtsandambitions,aswellaspeopleandplacesyou know.Forinstance,whenIlostmymathsjotteragesago,IhaddreamsthatIhadfounditagain!Ithen found themathsbookinmypianostool,inreallife!”Annie
“Ibelievethatdreamsarerealbecausetheyareyourthoughts,feelingsandemotions.ReneDescartes saidthefamousquote“IthinkthereforeIam”thereforeifdreamsarethoughtsthatmustmeanthatdreamsare real.”Becky
“Dreamsarerealbecauseyoucanthinkaboutthemandaskquestionsaboutthem”Sophie
“Dreamsarenotreal.Theyarejustyourimaginationwhichmeansyoucandoanythingyouwantinyour dreams.”Kara
“No,butsometimestheycouldbeawish.”Reef
“No, dreams are not real because they are your imagination and they are bits of real life that get mixed together to make a story, and when you wake up you find out it’s not real.”Arthur
“Some parts of dreams can be real because sometimes you dream about real people. Sometimes you dream about being in movies for example star wars, where I am flying a ship or battling stormtroopers! That is not real.”Archie
“I don’t think dreams are real because your brain makes it up. Indeed, dreams are made of visions and emotions that you have experienced that day. But your brain adds a bit more detail.”India-Rose
“Dreams are real because at night your memories collide making your dreams.”Aidan