Have you ever wondered that? Most people take dreams for granted - much as they do the cycles of the Earth.
They know it happens - they just don't take the time to consciously think of each step or the results of each step.
What would happen if one of the steps was skipped one day? What would happen if you didn't dream? Just as the cycles of the Earth must work in tandem, so does your conscious and subconscious mind.
Your conscious mind focuses on the most important details as you go through your daily routine - the ringing of the phone, the baby's cry, the sound of the doorbell.
Your conscious mind guides you through the important tasks of the day.
You unconscious mind stores away all of the excess information that your brain receives while you are concentrating on the most critical information.
Your brain takes in much more information each day than your conscious mind can process.
Dreams are the mind's way of dealing with all of the extra information - the dog barking, the bird chirping, the sneer on your teenager's face as he walks out of the room - all of the noises and emotions that are not center-stage.
When you sleep, your conscious mind relaxes and the information stored in your subconscious can rise to the top for analysis - the process your brain uses to sort and deal with all of the stimuli and emotions that you encounter during the day.
Sometimes, you subconscious also contains emotions that you have refused to deal with.
For instance, when something traumatic happens, many people bury their feeling deep within their subconscious minds to avoid facing something fearful or upsetting.
So, why do people dream? Your body works like a machine - each part has a certain job.
It is your brain's job to sort and analyze all stimuli and emotions that you encounter.
As you sleep, your mind continues to send signals that you are not consciously aware of.
These signals occur in the form of dreams.
The interpretation and analysis of dreams is how we can learn to deal with emotions and information that we have not yet faced on a conscious level.
It is possible to use our dreams as a way to improve our lives by using the information that we discover in our dreams and changing things that we may not like about ourselves, facing things that we have been afraid of facing and bringing about closure, and gives us a closer look at our true selves.
Learning to interpret and analyze our dreams gives us a chance to realize a unity between mind, body, and spirit.
We can find the answers to spiritual questions and can even be warned of pending health problems.
Since the body works together, your body sends signals to your mind that could help you delay or avoid health problems that might arise in the future because of our actions today.
Your body works - it was designed that way - but you have to work with your body.
And, this includes using all available resources.
We have answered the question "Why do people dream?" - now, the question is "What will you do with it?"