This post is about my dream, set in the texture of the jungle, and my dilemma between love and friendship. I attempt to explain how language, as a key factor, plays an important role in our understanding of the physical world. If you want to better understand this text, I recommend reading the previous one, Love is the Desire for Wholeness, first.

1: My dreamt Jungle

There are many strange stories in this world, but none are as peculiar as dreams.

When I was a child, I remember experiencing my dreams as if I were rewatching them from the perspective of an audience member seated in a cinema. My dreams are often set in jungles. I love jungles. I love how green and mysterious they are. I love their liveliness. I love their sense of fantasy and magic, buried deep within them. Perhaps my fascination with jungles began when my mother bought me a series of fable stories. This series consisted of ten books, which I finished unimaginably quickly.

The funny thing is, I have always enjoyed writing, or even copywriting. By copywriting, I mean a type of writing where you are not the original creator, but rather, you gather knowledge from different sources and compile it into a new form.

I feel like a fast time travel, when I look into the past and then try to get back to present moment. Jungles of my dreams are the same still with a small difference: I have became a better watcher. In a way that I realize now, my dreamt jungle is full of white poplar and sycamore trees.

This time, in my dream, I could talk with an old tree called ‘Agamore‘ and an ancient soul named ‘Lee’. The other, more irritating presence was a spirit called Mr. T, short for ‘Tumultuous‘.

Ms. Lee was an elderly writer and linguist. She knew multiple languages and possessed a profound knowledge of ancient times, in a sense that it seemed as though she had lived through them herself. She advised me to be patient and to embrace learning as a practical strategy.

I was completely immersed in the idea of living in a jungle—so lush and green that the leaves became inescapable, even in my dreams. I could communicate with Mother Earth (Gaia) when I was rooted in so much greenery. I could be kind and gentle, yet still exhibit cruelty when necessary to protect my family.

2: How we shape our understanding

Sometimes, it is important to remember that nothing is permanent—neither pain nor desire. The spectrum of human emotions is more fluid than we often realize. We shape our understanding through words and repetition. The more we repeat a mantra, the more likely it is to become an intrinsic part of our being. A great example of memorable words is stories. Stories, like fables, carry the weight of history, demonstrating how we humans are inherently connected to language and how our growth is indebted to it. I will explain in details in next part.

3: Why do we long for completeness profoundly?

The good thing about dreams is that they never truly end. In addition to the jungle, there is always someone who gives me a clue on my journey—sometimes a boy, but most often a girl. She has a red bicycle and a house in the jungle, though she cannot say where it is located. She is a mystery herself, and I want to talk to her, but we do not understand each other’s languages.

This dream made me wonder: “Why do we long for companionship so profoundly?”

I aim to answer this question from two perspectives:

1- From an Evolutionary Perspective:

We evolved to survive in social groups with bonding with each other and relying on others for emotional and physical support. Therefore we’re looking for companionship, not just because of raising offspring, but also because of fulfilling our need for security and belonging. 

2- From a philosophical perspective:

I like how Sartre and Nietzsche has answered this question. Humans feel incomplete because Life has no built-in meaning, therefore we’re always trying to create one. 

Finding meaning in life is a personal journey, and the reason behind it comes back to the nature of our experiences. Each individual longs for completeness in their own way:

Some seek love (a romantic or deep emotional connection).

Others pursue knowledge or purpose (through work, art, or self-discovery).

Some look for spiritual fulfillment (through religion, meditation, or philosophy).