I dreamed that I was volunteering at a Buddhist lecture event and met Sister May, who helped me with real-time translation using AI, easing my workload.
Suddenly, the event was interrupted by a shootout. A criminal disguised as a Buddhist attendee was discovered by the police. When they moved in to apprehend him, he started shooting at the officers, scaring us all.
The criminal fled outside. The venue was an old courtyard house, and he ran to the central plaza, opened an iron gate, and escaped while shooting back at the police.
The lead captain looked more like a gangster boss. The criminal, who appeared to be a good person, was the one shooting at others. Meanwhile, the police officer, who seemed like a gangster, didn't shoot back, leaving us all confused.
The criminal kept running and frequently turned back to shoot at the police captain. Initially, other officers wanted to shoot the criminal, but the captain stopped them. Eventually, he used his own methods to capture the bad guy.
The scene then shifted to an old-fashioned house where I saw the police captain with a woman in a qipao, who looked like a large porcelain doll.
The captain returned home, exhausted and wanting to rest, intending to move his wife. At that moment, his wife looked like a large porcelain doll, allowing him to lift and place her down easily.
However, I also saw his wife encouraging him, telling him not to care about others' opinions. At times, she seemed like a real person, and at other times like a porcelain doll. No wonder people doubted the captain's sanity, with strange rumors about whether he preferred a real person or a doll.
It's understandable why his wife would tell him not to care about others' opinions.
夢見我在一個佛教講座活動中當義工，碰見 May 師姐，她協助我用 AI 做即時翻譯，分擔我的工作。
突然間，現場陷入槍戰中。一名歹徒偽裝成學佛人來參加講座。被警察發現他的行蹤，攻堅進來。他竟然對著警察開槍，把我們都嚇死了。
歹徒逃到門外。我們這是一個舊的四合院建築，歹徒跑到中間廣場，開了一個鐵門跑出去，還回頭對警察開槍。
那個領隊的警察看起來反而像黑道大哥。現場這歹徒看起來像好人，但他卻對別人開槍。而這位像黑道大哥的警察，他反而沒向歹徒開槍，讓我們看得有些錯亂。
歹徒一直跑，還頻回頭對著那位警察隊長開槍。本來其他的警察要出手對歹徒開槍，被小隊長制止。最後他用他的方式，抓到那個壞人。
場景切換到我在一個略帶古典的房子裡。我看到那位警察小隊長，身旁有位穿旗袍的女子，可是她看起來又像是一具大型的瓷娃娃。
小隊長回到家很累，想休息，他要把他太太移走。這時候他太太看起來就像是一具大型瓷娃娃，反正就是讓他先生抬起來，放下。
可是我又看到他太太一直在鼓勵他，好像要他不用在乎外人的眼光。這個時候他太太又像是真人了。時而像真人，時而像瓷娃娃。難怪大家會懷疑小隊長是否正常，有這些奇怪的耳語，說他到底是喜歡真人，還是人形的瓷娃娃。
這也難怪他太太會跟他說不用在乎外人的眼光。
Ending 1: Peaceful Resolution
The police captain uses non-lethal methods to corner the criminal in the central plaza. After a tense standoff, the criminal surrenders peacefully. The crowd, initially terrified, feels a sense of relief and admiration for the captain’s restraint. The scene shifts to a serene garden where the captain, now calm, reflects on the importance of compassion and forgiveness. His wife, looking more human than ever, joins him, and they sit together, finding solace in each other's presence.
Ending 2: Transformation and Reconciliation
As the criminal continues to shoot, he suddenly trips and falls, injuring himself. The police captain approaches and, instead of arresting him harshly, offers a hand of compassion. This act of kindness transforms the criminal, who breaks down and reveals a tragic backstory. The criminal is taken into custody but with a promise of receiving psychological help. The dream ends with the captain and his wife at home, where she fully transforms into a real person, symbolizing the healing power of empathy and understanding.
Ending 3: Surreal Twist
The criminal, while running, mysteriously vanishes into thin air, leaving everyone bewildered. The police captain and his team are left searching the area with no trace of the fugitive. Back at home, the captain’s wife reveals that she is an ancient guardian spirit protecting the balance between good and evil. She morphs between a porcelain doll and a real person to reflect the duality of human nature. The captain, now aware of her true identity, feels a sense of duty to uphold justice in a more enlightened way.
Ending 4: Unresolved Mystery
Despite the police captain’s best efforts, the criminal manages to escape through the iron gate, disappearing into the night. The event leaves the attendees shaken and the captain questioning his abilities. At home, his wife remains in her porcelain doll state, symbolizing his unresolved feelings of vulnerability and doubt. The dream ends with the captain looking out of the window, determined to catch the criminal and restore his sense of justice and personal integrity.
Ending 5: Heroic Sacrifice
In a final confrontation, the criminal targets a bystander, and the police captain heroically dives to save them, getting injured in the process. The criminal is apprehended by the other officers. The captain, though wounded, receives a hero’s welcome for his bravery. At home, his wife, now fully human, tends to his wounds. They share a moment of profound connection, reinforcing their bond and illustrating the theme of sacrifice and love.
These different endings can provide various interpretations and resolutions to the themes and conflicts presented in your dream.
Interpreting dreams can be quite subjective, as they often reflect personal experiences, emotions, and subconscious thoughts. Here are some possible interpretations of the elements in your dream:
Volunteering at a Buddhist Lecture:
Spiritual Growth: Volunteering at a Buddhist event might signify a search for spiritual growth or inner peace. Buddhism often emphasizes mindfulness and detachment from worldly concerns, which could be areas you are focusing on in your waking life.
Help from May: May assisting you with AI for translation suggests a desire for collaboration and modern solutions to ease your burdens. This could indicate that you seek support in your endeavors or feel the need for more efficient ways to manage your tasks.
Shootout and Criminal Disguise:
Hidden Dangers: The sudden violence in a peaceful setting could symbolize unexpected challenges or dangers that you feel might disrupt your life. The criminal disguised as a Buddhist attendee suggests that not everything is as it appears, and there may be hidden threats in your environment.
Police and Criminal Roles Reversal: The police officer who looks like a gangster and the criminal who appears good might indicate confusion or ambiguity in distinguishing right from wrong in your life. It could also reflect a mistrust of authority or feeling that those meant to protect might not always act in your best interest.
Old Courtyard House and Escape:
Complex Situations: The old courtyard house could symbolize a complex situation or a place of many interconnected parts. The criminal’s escape through the iron gate while shooting back suggests feelings of being trapped or pursued by unresolved issues.
Police Captain and Porcelain Doll Wife:
Duality of Perception: The captain’s wife alternating between a porcelain doll and a real person might represent conflicting perceptions or dual aspects of someone important in your life. It could also symbolize fragility and strength coexisting within a relationship.
External Judgement: The captain’s wife encouraging him not to care about others’ opinions suggests a struggle with external judgment and a need to focus on personal values and inner support rather than societal expectations.
Overall, this dream seems to touch on themes of unexpected challenges, ambiguity in moral judgments, complexity in personal situations, and the importance of inner strength and personal values over external perceptions. Reflecting on these themes and how they relate to your current life circumstances might provide further insights.