Once I had a dream. There was this small and happy child being chased by a sober and serious man wearing black clothes. This man was very angry at the small boy who kept being playful. At last the man was able to catch the small boy. Surprisingly, the man shouted at the small boy in the face saying, “I AM YOU! I AM YOU!” To my great surprise, the child also shouted back, “I am also you!”
I realized that I was both the small boy and the serious man. It was my child self playing and the mature man was my serious ego. I was repressing the child in me and I was actually threatened by the child so my adult ego shouted at the child who then shouted back.
The reason why I dreamed this was because on that day my busy schedule was postponed so I had a lot of free time. So I just played basketball, laughed a lot, and played lazy. My over important adult self actually felt guilty doing nothing. I should learn to relax and accept myself as I am and integrate the various pieces of myself. I should learn to live and and let live. Let go and let be!
It’s important to let your inner child out to play regularly as play is an important aspect of living a fulfilling life.
