A dream. A bear wrecked my boat.
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This is from a dream I had not so long ago. I
still wonder what it might mean. I have heard
that dreams with animals in them are usually the
meaningful ones, full of symbols from the deepest
pits of one's subconscious.
I am swimming in a sea, at night. Not an open
sea, more like an ocean inlet. There are many
small sailboats around with people and lights on
as I swim by them, so I can still see pretty well.
And I know I am swimming back to my own small
boat. But when I get to where it ought to be, I
see only the bottom of its overturned hull. And
standing on it is the most enormous grizzly bear I
have ever seen. And it is very angry. It moves
with ferocious speed and violence. With its
claws, it grabs the daggerboard on the bottom of
the hull, and rips it right off. Throws it. Then
the bear sees me, and it jumps into the water and
starts swimming towards me. And I'm very afraid,
and I'm tired and cold, and the bear is coming
fast. I know that bear is going to get me. And
then I wake up.