August 3, 2010Wisdom from Inception quote: Dreams / perspectives feel real. Experience them and then wake up
In the movie Inception, Cobb says:
“Dreams feel real while we’re in them. It’s only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange.”
Conversations can be the same way. We can be completely convinced while we listen. It all makes sense. It’s only once we “wake up” and view the points from an outside perspective that we recognize that something was strange. Or perhaps just missing.
The best movies have us thinking about what was missing long after we see them. We’re not negating them as much as we are expanding on them. The dream levels in Inception were way more rule-based and linear than my dreams. That got me thinking about my dreams.
The best conversations are the same way. They get us thinking and expanding on what they say. I’m listening to an audio that is stunning me with it’s brilliance. My reflections lead me to areas where I think beyond the points in the audio.
Let yourself be immersed in a perspective and take it in in its wholeness. Just remember to wake up when it’s over. Not to negate that world – just to not be limited to it.
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