In my dream, I was a wealthy man from the late Qing Dynasty. Though I had some martial arts skills and considered myself a righteous individual, I wasn't particularly skilled in combat.
I was in a bustling marketplace with my son, offering food. It seemed we had made a vow, and now we were fulfilling it by offering dumplings and hot and sour soup.
We called out to the crowd, saying, "Folks, come here for our offering to fulfill vows." Many villagers joyfully lined up to receive the food, and it didn't seem only the poor came; anyone willing to wait in line received our offerings, much to their delight.
While serving with my son, we also shared stories of loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness. The villagers commented on how rare it was to hear such tales nowadays.
A swordsman passed by and offered to help. Then came a villain, who seemed somewhat like a Taoist priest and had a history of collaboration, even coming to partake in our food.
The villagers were furious, calling him a traitor and blaming him for causing harm. They said he didn't deserve to enjoy what we provided.
I said that since this was a vow fulfillment offering, regardless of one's goodness or status, as long as there was repentance in their heart, we would treat everyone equally and provide food. Just as the villain was about to leave, amidst the villagers' insults, the swordsman stopped him and asked him to wait, not to leave yet.
The swordsman gave him a portion of food. As the villain was about to turn away, the swordsman stopped him again, cut off his queue, and said, "Don't serve outdated regimes that persecute your own people."
Initially feeling humiliated, the villain eventually turned back and tearfully confessed, "You're right. I shouldn't cling to the customs of the past regime." The villagers applauded; it seemed even a villain could be moved.
The swordsman was touched. The villain suggested a gesture of reconciliation and respect—a ritual where they would lock arms, a common practice in the martial world.
The swordsman agreed. However, as he locked arms with the villain, he suddenly cried out in pain. It turned out the villain had concealed a poisoned needle in his sleeve and jabbed it into the swordsman's armpit. I saw the villain flee.
We hurried to help the swordsman remove the needle and prevent the poison from spreading.
At that moment, my thoughts were, "Deceitful people remain deceitful. Don't expect them to change just because they've faced hardship. See this villain; even after receiving kindness, he still harmed the swordsman!"
夢見我是一位清朝末年的富人，我會一點武功，也是俠義之士，不過我不是武功很厲害的那一種。
我帶著兒子在熱鬧的市集大街上供食。好像是我們有發願，現在供食來還願。我們供應餃子和酸辣湯。
我和兒子在市集吆喝著，我喊著：「鄉親們，我們這邊就是供餐還願。」許多鄉親歡喜排隊來領餐，感覺不是只有窮人才來領餐。不過只要來排隊，我們都供餐，鄉親們也很歡喜。
我和兒子供餐同時，還講忠孝節義的故事。鄉親們就在說，很難得我們還在宣傳這樣的故事。
一位俠士路過，也來幫忙。然後來了一個壞蛋，看來有點像是什麼道人，好像曾經當過漢奸，他也來領餐。
鄉親們很生氣，都在喊打，罵他漢奸，把大家害得這麼慘，說他不值得享用我們供應的餐點。
我說既然是還願供餐，人不分好壞貴賤，只要有一顆悔過的心，我們一視同仁，都會供餐。所以當他被鄉親唾罵正準備離開時，俠士出來喊住他，叫他等一下，先不要走。
俠士給了他一份餐。當壞蛋正準備轉身離去時，俠士把他叫住，把他的辮子剪掉，跟他說「你不要再為這種落伍的朝廷，去迫害你的同胞。」
那個壞蛋本來覺得有些受屈辱，可是後來他就回頭，對俠士說：「你做的對，我不應該還眷戀前朝的舊習俗。」他痛哭流涕的懺悔。鄉親們拍手，原來壞蛋也是可以被感召的。
俠士覺得有點感動。壞蛋跟俠士說他們來個搭肩的友好比武儀式，就是兩人將手臂伸直，相互搭著對方的肩膀，好像是一種江湖上的儀式。
俠士說好。沒想到當他一搭到這壞蛋的肩膀時，突然聽到他「啊～」的一聲大叫出來，原來那壞蛋手臂那邊暗藏著毒針，他把毒針插到俠士的胳肢窩。我看到那個壞蛋就跑了。
我們就急忙幫俠士處理毒針，讓那個毒不要擴散。
當下我的想法是「奸詐之人還是奸詐，不要期待他會改變。你以為他經歷了苦難，就會改過向善？其實不然。你看這個壞蛋，即使他受了人家的恩惠，他還是傷了那個俠士啊！」
這個夢可能反映了個人價值觀、道德鬥爭以及對信任、忠誠和背叛的擔憂。以下是對其關鍵要素的解釋：
1. 清末富人
你扮演的是一個社會轉型時期（清末）具有權力、責任和道德權威的人物角色。這可能象徵著你在現實生活中的責任感，你正在努力把事情做好或履行承諾。富有可能意味著一種豐富感——無論是情感上、物質上還是精神上——以及你可以為他人提供有價值的東西的想法。
事實上，你不是一個傑出的戰士，但仍然是一個正義的人，這表明你謙虛並注重內在道德，而不是外在力量或地位。
2. 市集供餐
在擁擠的市集中提供食物的行為，可以代表慷慨、注重社群以及幫助他人的願望。由於此奉獻是還願一部分，因此它表明你專注於履行可能與你的價值觀或信念相關的承諾或誓言。
你提供的食物（餃子和酸辣湯），可以象徵你在現實生活中為他人提供的情感滋養、安慰和關懷。
3. 分享忠孝節義故事
講述忠誠和正義的故事，反映了你保留或維護傳統價值觀的願望，也許是在這些價值觀正在遺失或被忽視的環境中。它表明渴望提醒他人真正重要的事情，例如正直和道德責任。
4. 壞蛋和群眾的反應
壞蛋（漢奸）的到來，反映了你生活中信任被打破或背叛令人擔憂的人或情況的存在。村民的憤怒代表了對不公正行為，或過去冤屈他人造成的傷害的集體憤怒。
然而，你選擇為壞蛋服務而不管他的過去，這表明你相信同情心、救贖和平等對待每個人。你看到了他人改變的潛力，甚至是那些被社會譴責的人。
5. 俠士的姿態與背叛
俠士剪斷壞蛋的辮子（忠於清朝的象徵）代表著試圖將壞蛋從舊的、破壞性的關係中解放出來，並鼓勵新的開始。壞蛋最初的悔改，可能反映了你的希望或信念，即人們無論有多麼缺陷，都可以得到救贖。
然而，壞蛋在受到善意後立即背叛俠士的行為，則意味著對信任的深刻恐懼或幻滅。這表明，雖然你相信第二次機會，但你也可能對人們是否能夠真正改變持懷疑或謹慎態度。
6. 毒害與欺騙
壞蛋隱藏的毒針以及隨之而來的背叛，可能象徵著你清醒的生活中隱藏的危險或背叛。它反映了這樣一種觀點，即即使那些看似悔改或改變的人，仍然可能懷有惡意，儘管為他們做了好事，但仍會導致痛苦或傷害。
這可能反映了你對生活中某人或某事的感受，儘管你很友善，但你擔心這些人或事物可能會傷害你。
7. 最後的想法：懷疑與幻滅
最後，你的認知——「奸詐之人還是奸詐」——指向一種根深蒂固的恐懼或信念，即人們，尤其是那些以前做過錯事的人，可能不會因為外表而改變。它可能反映了個人的背叛經歷，或對那些看似轉變但又回到舊方式的人的普遍不信任。
結論
這個夢似乎探討了同情、救贖和背叛的主題。你似乎是一個相信要給別人第二次機會的人，但同時，你也可能會擔心有些人永遠不會真正改變，無論他們對他們表現出怎樣的善意。它反映了你想要幫助和寬恕的願望與痛苦的認識之間的緊張關係，因為你痛苦地意識到，並不是每個人都能感激或回報這種善意。