Bad Dream

By: MissUnfortunate

I woke up to a bad dream not long ago. I dreamt that something evil and dark was after me or my soul. It was angry at me, but I didn't understand why. It tried to choke me with my necklace, but luckily the chain just snapped. I remember being frightened and begging my family and whomever else was in the house to call for help, but they all just looked at me like I was insane.

When I woke up, I tried to make some sense of it all. I couldn't really see the comparison of my dream to my reality. I mean...no one seems to be out to get me and I don't feel as if I've done any wrong doing. And then it hit me. 7 to 8 months ago, I remember talking to my very christian friend about the Rapture.

If you do not know what the Rapture is, the Rapture is an event where true believers/the good will suddenly, without warning, disappear from earth and be brought to heaven. And the nonbelievers/the bad will be left behind to endure the tribulation period.

When I spoke to my friend about the Rapture, it was during the early stages of my break up and I was venting to him. He consoled me, gave me some great advice, and then explained to me how he felt that the devil played a hand in all of the negative things currently in the world due to the Rapture coming soon. He explained to me how the divorce/break up/infidelity rate has raised, as well as, crime, especially with the way the economy is now. He simply said "the devil is working over time". He explained that the devil was working hard to make us be bad, whether it be lust, killing, stealing, etc...because he wanted so many of us to be left behind when the Rapture began.

I can't sit here and say that what my friend said is true, but it makes sense to me. Simply because I am some what of believer. I mean, I was raised catholic, but I can admit that I'm not your typical catholic. I believe alot that I am taught, but there are some things that I don't quite see the logic to. With that being said, I know I may not be the "perfect" catholic by any means, but I feel that I have done right in this world...with a few exceptions when I was younger and maybe a little bit currently. But even with those past mistakes, I learned, grew, and moved passed them.

Though we are not perfect, which does not exist, all I or any of us can do is just live life right and good. Put yourself in someone elses shoes and treat them the way you would want to be treated. Living life in my eyes is pretty simple, it's when you do bad/wrong that makes it hard. And yes, sometimes we are dealt some crappy cards/situations that are not in our control, but you do have a choice, good or bad, on how you will handle those crappy cards/situations.

Since my break up, temptation has been making googly eyes at me. I even had some people say "just sleep with another guy, that will makeyou forget your ex". [SMH] I even had drugs thrown in my face to help take the pressure off. But I'm pleased to say that I said no to it all. Not only are those things morally wrong in my eyes, but they are only short term relief. Plus I'm better than that.

So anyways, how does all this rapture babbling tie in with my dream? It's simple...maybe it's my turn and evil/the devil is trying to get the best of me...or maybe it was just a simple bad dream.