a dream~

knowing that i wanted to write in the blog this afternoon, and also knowing that i needed a nap first, i fell asleep asking for a dream to come to me that would inform my blog entry.

here's what i dreamt:

i was a student at a building with an elderly gentleman from china. i was used to being at the school at regular hours, but for some reason, i was at the school all by myself, except for the old man. i was being allowed to go into each area (for the school was set up in sort of training rooms, a meditation room, a room for practicing balance which had a large teeter totter in it, and a room with a little room within it, which if you leaned on the wall, it was warm, "like a womb", i said) and spend time in there. i knew in the dream, just how lucky i was, for no one got a chance like this very often.
the man joined me in the hallway between areas, at a point where you had to step down two steps, and above me, on the wall, were a bunch of old swords hanging as decoration. i was aware of wanting to move out from under the swords, in case one of them fell on me. the old man stopped talking to me, as i said this, and also as another younger man, who was taller than me, slim, and had no hair, came walking swiftly down the hallway towards us. the older man knew he was coming, and i recognized him as being someone who was going to test me.

"3-2-1, GO!" said the older man.

and the younger man began to chase me. i had a bit of head start, and got down the stairs, then turned to my right and was running through an area with a bunch of chairs. as i got past them, i pulled one down from on either side of me so as to block the path, but i could feel the younger man closing in on me. i took a fast deep, ripping breath, then jumped high in the air, so that the younger man actually was running beneath me, and i came down behind him, and pulled him down. i twisted his neck, felt him go limp in my arms, and stopped a moment to be sure he was breathing (he was), then ran on ahead straight for a fence, outside, and across a field, covered in black rubber.
i knew exactly where i needed to go along the fence, and i hit it perfectly. i jumped and grabbed for the top, swung my leg over it and jumped down on the other side where there was a sports car. i could hear people coming. i jumped in the car, slammed the door shut, and revved the engine, then took off around the perimeter of the fence. turning right from where it was parked, i was heading north towards the entrance of the school. as i came around the corner to the right, i could see the entrance, and i could see the old man standing there grinning at me. my heart was racing, still. i was relived and angry all at once. i knew it was an important lesson.

what to make of this dream. lots to think about. what do you think it's all about?