Weird Dream

A few days back i had a weird dream. Though at the time it seemed very real in my mind. I remember some parts vividly, even as other parts are a blur. It starts off like this...

For some vague reasons, my siblings and I were walking over to our neighbour's house. It was a terrace house with a garden that had tall green pine trees. There were high brick wall built around the house. The garden was a beautiful place that reminded me of the Secret Garden. The further we walked, the deeper the path went. And finally, we reached a pond, which was beautifully lanscaped. There were even stepping stones, smooth as pebbles, leading up to the pond. It was the size of a medium swimming pool.

It all seemed so ethereal, like a beautiful scene straight out of a fairy tale. The next thing i knew, we took a dive to go swimming...in our clothes. We were diving deeper and deeper into the pond.

It was unusually dark and gloomy underwater. Yet, somehow it had the aura of serenity and peacefulness. And the water was cool and clear. Amazingly, we were never short of breath. We just kept on swimming. Gliding among the long flowing sea-weeds, and tall, dark green plants. It felt as if the place held a calm that cannot be found elsewhere. It was very relaxing. Finally, after what seemed like an hour, we resurfaced to the middle of the pond. Floating in the water surface, we suddenly realised that the pond was more like a lake. But, somehow we were happy and care-free. Not few minutes had passed, before we dived back into the water. It was as if the pond had secrets and an unexplicable pull that keeps us wanting to dive deeper. When we were underwater, the time seemed to be in a standstill.

Anyway, sometime later, I resurfaced again. Only this time it was near a boulder. In a beach. A beach that had clear, blue water and endless azure sky. And there were other people swimming at the beach. Families, kids, fathers and mothers. But strangely, there were no resorts, no hotels, no restrooms. It was like an uncharted island. That was where the dream ended. I don't recall if my sister and brother were with me on the beach.

The weirdest part of it all is that i've had this dream before...years ago during my higher secondary school year. That it should suddenly come again in the same manner, evoking the same emotions...is simply...!!! *shivers*