Random Thoughts-1:
DREAM OF DEATH: IS THERE ANY MEANING IN IT?
Originally posted: July 29, 2004
Reposted & refreshed: August 2025
Hands typing on a keyboard — Photo by Cangjie6,
licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
These are just to tighten flow and polish grammar while keeping your style:
> One morning, my friend was on his way to the office. At the entrance, he saw a crowd. Curious, he asked what had happened. Someone told him, “Suri has passed away.”
He woke up in shock — it was only a dream, but it left him deeply unsettled. The first thing he did after reaching the office was to check if I was there. I wasn’t — I was out of town. Worried, he consulted his astrologer friend, who reassured him it was actually an auspicious sign or a good omen from God.
When I returned, he rushed over, clearly relieved to see me alive. We both laughed heartily over the dream. But that night, as I woke briefly from sleep, the thought returned: Was it just a dream, or was it a warning?
I decided to treat it as a signal to reflect on my life. When I reviewed it, I saw too many loose ends. If I were truly gone one day, it would leave behind confusion and unfinished matters. I resolved not to leave too many loose ends, creating a headache for my people. I would settle as many pending issues as possible. That would take time — and meanwhile, I still had my own dreams: becoming a writer, running a purposeful magazine, and more.
Around this time, while exploring the internet, I stumbled upon something new called “weblogs” — colloquially, “blogs.” I landed on Blogger.com and decided to create a blog for myself, as it was absolutely free. In effect, it would be my personal website. On the spur of the moment, I gave it the title SURiMOUNT — all caps except for the small i. The philosophy behind it: If you want peace of mind, you must surmount your ego — the little i. This was my first post.
Who would read it? I had no idea. Maybe no one. That was all right. Writing here would help me unburden some of my thoughts.
So, let me stop here for now. Tomorrow — or perhaps later — I might continue.
Original 2004 blogpost:
Grateful thanks to ChatGPT for the creative idea and the polish and Cangjie6, Wikimedia Commons for the image
