4.) Although Angelou suggests that dreams tell the truth about us, I feel that it may not always be true. And maybe dream interpretation isn't correct, it may just be the human race trying to discover and go deeper, taking things too seriously, and taking dreams for more than they are worth. For example, if i have a crazy dream about a clown that eats puppies and poops clouds, it doesn't mean I actually have self image problems and am going through a tough time, or whatever that may 'translate' into. I feel that maybe society has teken the two definitions of dreams and tried combining one with the other. Making your physical dreams combined with aspirations and what we want. That is why I don't always believe that dreams mean more than just physical night visions.
8.)"Theres a world of difference between truth and fact" I think Angelou may be referring to white lies. White lies can be telling fact, but telling the truth can be another situation. I think it's easier to think about the difference if you say that there is a difference between fact and WHOLE truth. That can make a huge difference. I agree with Angelou with that statement. Also, this statement may be based on interpretation. The idea that truth is what we may believe, but fact is where reality truly lies.
11.)When Maya says that she had someone tell her that "one can't really learn after one is twenty-five". I believe that this is ridiculous in many ways, but at the same time, i feel like i understand where the pperson who said this is coming from. It seems to be ridiculous because, even Maya Angelou said that as she grew older, she learned many new languages and can speak them fluently. I also think that just the opposite may be true. That you only continue to learn more and more as you grow older. Not from an educatiional standpoint, but things like making mistakes in life to help you learn. You grow older and i believe with age that one grows wiser as well. But the person who said this might have a point, and may be talking about the average middle aged american. Because it does seem true that with age, one gets into such a routine, and becomes utterly comfortrable with how their life is, that is all that is restraining them though; themselves. If we broke free and continued on with education, constantly schooling our mind all the way into old age, I feel that the world would be a better place, a smarter, more educated place, filled with knowledge, and that would be brilliant.
3.) I agree here with Maya, when she says that she doesn't like talking about bad dreams because it "gives them too much power". I agree because although it's gotten better, i used to be 100% terrified of the darkness, but i couldn't fall asleep with lights on. So although contradicting, I slept and still sleep complete darkness. But if I heard a noise (I live by a highway), I would imagine a dark scary figure that is lurking around my house, and the more I thought about it, the more worked up I would be until i had an anxiety attack and would just start crying. But if i thought about happy things, then the darkness would no longer bother me. This is why I agree.
Several good insights, here. I agree that it often seems we are just grasping at something that's not really there when we try to interpret dreams. I also think you are on to something when you say, "The idea that truth is what we may believe, but fact is where reality truly lies." It seems like there may be a factual recounting of any event--even class yesterday--but we all remember it from our own angle so there might be 30 different "truths." Same with remembering your fears as a child. That's how you remember it, so that's your truth, whether or not you have everything 100% factual in your mind.
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