Just a dream
People often have many strange dreams, but I wouldn't read too much into them, Its just your brains way of getting rid of junk you've thought of during the day.
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i had so much strange dreams, like one i kill my little sister by smashing his head and later my dad buy me a present, but i think you have a goal that you listed on the "to do" or maybe an existencial problem with the monotony of your life.
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very nice flash, well you want an opinion so heres my(stupid) interpretation.
Your dream definitely means something, first the running part, running in a dream is sometimes a symbol of either you are running away from a problem, or maybe yourself, and the nets...the nets might be the challenges you are being faced with for trying to change yourself or solving whatever problem, now the building, since the front wall is missing, a pretty vital part of a building, that might mean that you're missing something vital too....im not so sure about the third person thing, but i often feel pain in dreams and i've come to realize that its the memory of the feeling of the sort of pain, but hey, thats just me..so yeah, there ya go XD if you got any questions or stuff just pm me
holy crap that was deep!!
I have a good idea about the symbolism in the dream. The building at the end that the representation of you stops at is a summary of your life at this point. You said that you wake up from this dream like you always do, to your meaningless shit hole life. Like I said the building at the end represents your life at this point, it has no signs of life, I think that the lack of life is supposed to symbolize the lack of interesting things to do or that go on in your life. All in all the dream might be more of a prediction of what's to come if you don't get anywhere in life or if you don't make any major changes in your life. Oh! And kick ass flash for a dream!!!!
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First of all, great job on the flash.
The meaning and message of your dream is completely dependent on you. The symbols all depend on what you think of them. I doubt the opinions of those that respond to your flash can be that helpful. The most they might do is open up your mind to a possibility. The best opinions you can get is one that comes from somebody who knows you well, a close friend.
If you are interested, I suggest you look up Carl Jung, a psychologist. He believes that a dream is a message from the unconscious to the conscious mind, especially if the dream is remembered. He also believes that the symbols of the dream comes from not only the individual but also a "collective unconscious", a collection of memories and such of the whole human race. He categorizes various things that he repeatedly sees in his own as well as other's dreams, like the shadow, the animus/a, and other things. I don't know that much about Jungian psychology but i read his autobiography. He described his life as well as many of the dreams he had. I stopped reading about it some time ago, but after seeing your flash, I might pick it up again!
Anyways, my personal opinion now lol. I think that the road could be your life. And that you're always hurrying through it and that it's a harsh road to walk. The cardboard trees might represent superficiality, your surroundings are superficial, not necessarily you. Your stick figure could be your personality, simple, yet complicated in how the lines tangle itself (confused? looking for purpose?). The volleyball nets could be obstacles. The town is a sanctuary. You could slow down, and a fire is there for comfort and rest (unless you feel fear when thinking of the fire). Maybe the town is a person who brings peace and comfort to you? Keep in mind that this is just an opinion. What it means is completely up to you.
Once again, great flash!