I dreamed I was at a movie studio-like place with many wooden buildings resembling the American Wild West. Someone called me over, and it turned out to be Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook. He was with a group of young people who had bought a massive coffee-making machine. It seemed like the machine was still experimental and was experiencing some issues.
In a corner of the studio was a two-story wooden building that looked like a temporary set, possibly built for filming. I went inside, and they explained the machine had problems—it was spraying hot water everywhere, which was quite dangerous. Inside the building were glass ornaments shaped like goldfish in red, orange, and white. The team hurriedly handed these ornaments to me, asking me to take them out to avoid them being damaged by the machine.
However, I thought to myself, "I already have my own glass ornaments—pink and blue floral ones—in my bag. Now they're handing me these goldfish ornaments without any proper packaging. How am I supposed to protect them? My own glass items are fragile too, and they could easily break."
They eventually gave me a plastic bag, but I thought, "A plastic bag isn’t suitable for this!" Carefully, I placed the goldfish ornaments in my bag, worrying the whole time that not only would their items break, but mine might too.
While the young team worked on the machine, I noticed they had spent a lot of money on the equipment for their experiments. I overheard them discussing the issues and how they needed to contact the manufacturer for repairs. I thought, "Why didn’t they do proper research before purchasing? Now they’re spending even more time and money fixing things." I felt these young people were too impulsive, diving into projects without proper planning.
Before they bought the machine, I had actually done various analyses and evaluations for them, including warning them about the potential risks to the glass ornaments. But they didn’t listen and insisted on going their own way. Now, with the experiment not going smoothly, the spraying water and potential explosions seemed inevitable. Handing me the ornaments without proper protection placed the responsibility on me, even though damage still seemed unavoidable.
As I walked away, I grew increasingly uneasy. I took the ornaments out of my bag, fearing they’d all shatter if I left them in there. Upon inspecting them, I found some of the goldfish ornaments had already cracked in half, and many petals of my glass flowers were broken. What a huge loss!
Later, I somehow ended up at my old friend John’s office—or rather, a large rented hotel room that felt more like an office. There, I saw a bald Chinese businessman. He and John were discussing business in Teochew, thinking I wouldn’t understand, but to their surprise, I did!
As I sat there, more of my old colleagues started showing up. I asked John what was going on, and he told me he had bought two machines and wanted me to take a look at integrating them. One was a transparent device resembling a large water filter. Water would go in, flow through pipes, and come out cleaner. The other machine was a large coffee maker, where water would circulate before producing a cup of coffee.
John explained that the machines were already connected and demonstrated them. I watched as water entered, flowed through the filter, and then into the coffee maker, eventually producing a cup of coffee. However, I noticed the mug only had half a cup of coffee and thought, "This machine has a high loss rate. A full cup of water went in, but only half a cup came out!"
John laughed and said, "No, I already poured half a cup into my own mug earlier. It does produce a full cup." I thought, "Oh, so the integration works. But still, using such a massive machine just to brew coffee doesn’t seem cost-effective." Then, I changed my perspective: "Maybe if it’s marketed as a novelty, no one would mind how big it is."
夢見我在一個像是拍電影的影城，那邊有許多像是美國西部的木造房子。有人喊我過去，原來是臉書老闆馬克祖柏格。他跟一群年輕人，買了一台超大型煮咖啡的機器。那個機器好像還在一個實驗的階段，目前碰到一些問題。
他在影城角落的一間兩層樓，看來像是倉庫的木造房子，感覺這是拍片用、臨時搭建的房子。
我走進去。他們那台機器有問題，會熱水亂噴，有點危險。裡面有一些紅色、橘色、白色金魚的玻璃飾品，他們團隊匆匆忙忙把飾品交給我，叫我拿出去，不要放在裡面。說馬克的機器這樣子亂噴熱水，會把飾品弄壞。
可是我心想：「我包包裡有自己的粉紅色、粉藍色小碎花玻璃飾品，你現在臨時要把金魚玻璃飾品交給我，又不給我盒子，那我要怎麼樣去保護它？」更何況我的東西也是玻璃的，這樣子很容易就破掉了。
後來他們給我一個塑膠袋，我心想「塑膠袋根本不好裝啊！」我小心翼翼的捧著金魚飾品，放在包包裡。我一直擔心這樣子搞，最後可能不只他們的東西碎掉，我的東西也會碎了。
我看這些年輕人就在裡面搞，好像他們花了很多錢買設備做實驗。我聽到他們在討論有什麼問題，要叫廠商修復。當時我還心想：「你們採購之前不先弄清楚，花了那麼多錢，現在還要叫廠商處理，不知道要搞到什麼時候。」總之我覺得這些年輕人，做事前都不先好好計劃再行動。
我記得在馬克跟那些年輕人要去採購那台機器前，其實我有先幫他們做過各種分析評估，而且包括可能會造成金魚玻璃飾品的損失。可是他們不聽，就是堅持他們年輕人的想法，一意孤行。
現在實驗過程好像不是很順利，可能還會有各種爆炸、液體亂噴，臨時把這些玻璃飾品交給我，也沒有任何保護的包裝，東西可能還是會破損，但責任就變成在我身上。
離開後我在路上走著，越想越不安。我從包包裡趕快拿出那些玻璃小飾品，我覺得如果繼續放在包包裡，他們全都要破了。拿出來看，有的金魚飾品已經裂成兩半，我的玻璃花許多花瓣也折碎了。天啊！這下真是損失慘重！
後來不知道為什麼，我來到老友 John 的辦公室。其實也不是辦公室，感覺有點像是他租了旅館的房間，可是這個房間很大。
我去到那邊，剛好看到一個光頭華人的生意人，他們用潮州話談事情，可能他們以為我聽不懂，可是沒想到我竟然聽得懂呢！
我進去，陸陸續續看到許多老同事進來。我問 John 有什麼事，他說他買了兩台機器，想要把它們整合起來，叫我來看看。
其中一台是透明的設備，看來像是大型濾水器，注入水後，水順著管道繞啊繞，就會出來更乾淨的水。另外一台機器就是大型咖啡機，水進去後，也是繞啊繞，然後就會煮出一杯咖啡。
John 想要把這兩台設備連接起來，應該是已經連起來了，他叫我過去看。我看到他啟動機器，心想：「這要小心，剛剛另外一個地方他們也是弄咖啡機的水，結果水到處亂噴，感覺他們整台機器好像要爆炸了，很危險。」
我看著 John 的這台機器，水進去，繞啊繞，然後進入咖啡機，又繞啊繞，就煮出一杯咖啡了。我看一下馬克杯裡面的咖啡只有半杯，心想這台設備耗損率還蠻高的，剛剛明明是一杯水進去，現在出來只有半杯咖啡。John 說沒有喔！他剛剛其實已經倒了半杯在他自己的馬克杯裡面，所以的確出來是一杯咖啡。
我心想：「喔！所以機器整合是可行的。只是煮杯咖啡要這麼大台機器，似乎不太符合成本效率。」我馬上轉個念：「也許把它當成一個噱頭來操作，就不會有人在乎它的體型這麼大了。」
這個夢充滿了象徵意義，可能反映了你內心的一些想法、情緒和擔憂。這是一個可能的解釋：
主題和意義
創意和實驗環境
電影工作室和實驗咖啡機可能象徵著創新或創造力的環境，也許類似於你個人或職業生活的各個方面。機器面臨的挑戰可能反映出對未經檢驗的想法、冒險或缺乏適當規劃的情況的挫折感。
責任與負擔
在沒有適當保護的情況下將易碎的玻璃飾品交給你，可能代表你感到背負著不完全屬於你的責任或期望。缺乏包裝可能表示缺乏其他人的支持或準備，讓你擔心如何管理自己的優先事項（你的玻璃飾品）和他們的優先事項。
衝動與謹慎計劃
年輕團隊的衝動決策與你們的審慎評估和遠見形成鮮明對比。這可能反映出其他人對你的建議不屑一顧，或沒有考慮潛在後果的挫折感。這可能表明儘管你的意見經過深思熟慮，但你還是感覺自己被低估了。
損失和損壞
破損的飾品可能象徵著真實的或感知到的損失——無論是情感上的、關係上的還是物質上的。它表明你對外部壓力或衝突，可能如何影響你的個人優先事項或生活中珍惜的方面感到焦慮。
整合和效率
John 嘗試整合這些機器，展示了一種解決問題的方法，但系統的規模和低效率引發了實用性問題。這可能代表你在生活或專案中，平衡創新性或複雜性與功能性和效率的思考。
溝通和意識
潮州對話的場景可能象徵著你理解，或感知別人認為你無法理解的事物的能力。它強調了你所擁有的可能令他人驚訝的意識或洞察力。
現實生活中可能的關聯
工作或專案：您是否參與了一個專案，其他人做出了衝動或計劃不周的決定，而讓你來收拾殘局？
人際關係：你是否覺得自己正在為他人承擔責任，或以犧牲自己的福祉為代價，來保護有價值的東西？
個人目標：這個夢境也可能反映出你因為擔心效率低下或損失，而對冒險或追求大膽、創造性的想法猶豫不決。
基於夢境的建議
設定界線：明確你願意承擔哪些責任，並確保別人尊重你的界線。
相信你的洞察力：你預見問題的能力是一種優勢——毫不猶豫地表達你的擔憂，即使其他人最初不予採納。
平衡創新與實用：在個人與職業環境中，考慮如何將創造力與效率結合。
價值保護：保護對你最重要的事物，無論是你的個人優先事項、情緒健康或珍惜的關係。
這個夢境似乎敦促你平衡責任，維護你的價值，並深思熟慮地選擇將你的精力集中在哪裡。
Ending 1: A Creative Breakthrough
As you watch John’s machines operate, you have a sudden epiphany. You propose a way to modify the system, turning it into a sleek, efficient device that solves both the coffee team’s issues and John’s challenges. The young people from earlier return, acknowledging your earlier warnings and asking for your help. Together, you all collaborate, combining creativity and practicality to create a groundbreaking invention. The dream ends with everyone celebrating over a perfect cup of coffee brewed from the newly streamlined system.
Ending 2: Liberation and Letting Go
After leaving the chaotic scene, you decide to stop carrying the fragile glass ornaments. You carefully place both the goldfish and your floral ornaments on a soft patch of grass under the sun, letting them sparkle beautifully before walking away. You feel an immense sense of relief, no longer burdened by others’ expectations or the fear of damage. When you arrive at John’s place, his machines are already functioning perfectly, and he warmly thanks you for your earlier advice, which he had quietly implemented. The dream ends with you sipping a peaceful cup of coffee, feeling free and content.
Ending 3: A Magical Repair
As you examine the broken ornaments, they unexpectedly begin to repair themselves in your hands, the cracks glowing with golden light. Amazed, you realize this symbolizes resilience and the ability to mend what seems irreparable. When you reach John’s room, he shows you a magical machine capable of enhancing and restoring things. You place both your glass flowers and the goldfish ornaments inside, and they emerge flawless, even more beautiful than before. The dream ends with a sense of hope and renewal.
Ending 4: A Protective Shield
At John’s place, you share your concerns about the damage to the ornaments. He hands you a special transparent case, saying, “This will keep everything safe.” You carefully place the glass ornaments inside, feeling relieved. As you return to the studio, the young people apologize for their impulsiveness and take responsibility for their mistakes. The dream ends with you placing the ornaments back on display, unharmed, as the coffee machine finally works perfectly without spilling a single drop.
Ending 5: Standing Up for Yourself
At the movie studio, you firmly tell the young team, “I won’t carry these ornaments unless you provide proper protection. It’s your responsibility to fix this.” Surprised by your assertiveness, they quickly find a sturdy box with soft padding. With everything safely stored, you watch as they start resolving their machine issues more systematically. Later, at John’s place, you recount the story, and he praises you for standing your ground. The dream ends with a sense of empowerment and self-respect.
Ending 6: A Return to Simplicity
Overwhelmed by the complexity of the situation, you decide to leave everything behind—ornaments, machines, and responsibilities. You wander to a quiet café, where you order a simple cup of coffee and sit by a sunny window. As you sip, you feel all your worries dissolve, realizing that life doesn’t need to be so complicated. The dream ends with a serene moment of solitude and simplicity.
This dream is rich with symbolism and might reflect some of your inner thoughts, emotions, and concerns. Here’s a possible interpretation:
Themes and Meanings
Creative and Experimental Environment
The movie studio and experimental coffee machine might symbolize an environment of innovation or creativity, perhaps resembling aspects of your personal or professional life. The challenges with the machine could reflect frustrations with untested ideas, risky ventures, or situations that lack proper planning.
Responsibility and Burden
Being handed the fragile glass ornaments without proper protection could represent feeling burdened by responsibilities or expectations that aren’t fully yours. The lack of packaging might indicate a lack of support or preparation from others, leaving you worried about how to manage both your own priorities (your glass ornaments) and theirs.
Impulsivity vs. Careful Planning
The young team's impulsive decision-making contrasts with your careful evaluations and foresight. This could reflect frustrations with others who dismiss your advice or fail to consider potential consequences. It may point to a situation where you feel undervalued despite your thoughtful input.
Loss and Damage
The broken ornaments might symbolize real or perceived losses—whether emotional, relational, or material. It suggests anxiety about how external pressures or conflicts might impact your personal priorities or cherished aspects of your life.
Integration and Efficiency
John’s attempt to integrate the machines shows a problem-solving approach, but the size and inefficiency of the system raise questions about practicality. This could represent your contemplation of balancing novelty or complexity with functionality and efficiency in your life or projects.
Communication and Awareness
The scene with the Teochew conversation might symbolize your ability to understand or perceive things others assume you cannot. It highlights an awareness or insight you possess that may surprise others.
Possible Real-Life Connections
Work or Projects: Are you involved in a project where others are making impulsive or poorly planned decisions, leaving you to pick up the pieces?
Relationships: Do you feel you're carrying responsibilities for others or protecting something valuable at the expense of your own well-being?
Personal Goals: The dream might also reflect your own hesitations about taking risks or pursuing bold, creative ideas due to fears of inefficiency or loss.
Advice Based on the Dream
Set Boundaries: Be clear about what responsibilities you’re willing to take on and ensure others respect your limits.
Trust Your Insights: Your ability to foresee problems is a strength—don’t hesitate to voice your concerns, even if others initially dismiss them.
Balance Innovation and Practicality: In both personal and professional contexts, consider how to integrate creativity with efficiency.
Value Protection: Protect what matters most to you, whether it’s your personal priorities, emotional well-being, or cherished relationships.
This dream seems to urge you to balance responsibility, assert your value, and make deliberate choices about where to focus your energy.