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Here's a dream for ya. I had a dream that someone had a time machine and they knew what I was going to do before I did it. They made a sticker for their car that warned me not to do it and parked where they knew I'd see it.
I noticed the bumper sticker, and realized it was meant for me as it was intended for me to realize by it's design, but I read too deep into it's message and thought it was actually telling to to do the thing instead of not to.
So I did the thing, and only afterwards did I realize that it was an attempt to get me not to do it. Funny thing is, if they hadn't tried to prevent me from doing it, I wouldn't have done it. Prior to reading the sticker I wasn't planning to, in the mood to, or even thinking about or wanting to do the thing.
It's a paradox isn't it? It's as if by trying to change a future event you have inserted yourself into the chain of events and become a causal factor. But since you have a time machine you can't help yourself. You are compelled to try anyway.
Very odd dream I must say.
I had another dream the same night where I was a businessman negotiating a deal with another businessman. I had been warned about the guy and told that he was crafty so beware. Now there was a clause in the deal where to indicate that he agreed he had to perform a specific task which no one would do unless they agreed. That way I would know he was serious. When the time came, instead of doing the task, the guy did all these other things that were similar to the task but not the task. One of them was an attempt by him to get an extension of time on him having to complete the task. For less time and effort than he put into the other bullshit, he could have just done the task.
The guy who warned me about him met me for lunch and I told him what happened. He said "Problem with you is, you're trying to make a deal and he's trying to run you out of business by wasting your time and money. Since you are a competitor of his, he'll humor you endlessly on deals you want to make and waste as much of your time as he can."
I was shocked by this. He's hardly in any danger from me I thought. But my friend was right, that is how he was acting. In the end I decided to ignore him and change the business I was in also. That way I'm not a "threat" to his business and not open to any further "garden paths" as they say.
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