The Greatest Mystery

Describe one aspect of the natural world that you are very curious about, something you have wondered about but something you don't have an answer for. Describe this phenomenon in as much detail as possible and explain why this phenomenon peaks your interest.

When I read this question, the first thing that comes to mind is the human mind. The human mind is just so complex, and controls so much, and we still barely know anything about it. Yes, we know the physical aspects of it, and such, but what I want to know is how thoughts and dreams come into an individual’s head. I understand that emotions are triggered through chemicals such as dopamine and so on, but what gets these emotions out of us? What makes our brain soak up this information? How and where do we hold it all? Beyond that, where do dreams come from? No one learns how to dream, so how do those images come into our minds as we sleep or daydream? Why does everyone have different thought processes? How do we come up with these original thoughts? How can our minds come up with such amazing imaginative ideas when it’s basically just another organ or muscle? Why can’t our physical hearts do anything like this? Or our kidney’s, or anything else? Dreams and imagination are perhaps the greatest natural-occurring mysteries I’ve ever wondered about. I can’t imagine that we’ll ever be able to answer this question, though I’ve seen books that begin to touch on these type of matters. For example, there’s a book I wanted to read that talks about, or at least has a theory of how we all make decisions. Another book that I’m pretty sure is related to these subjects is called “A Million Little Pieces”. I’m not sure the name of the author, but I’ve heard it’s a good read. But how do these people even know where to begin when researching into this? What are dreams made of? That is my ultimate mystery.

This mystery is so interesting to me because it seems unanswerable. Because dreams seem to be the one thing that isn't composed of matter, but they're so important to every person's being. It's because when you see a dream, you only see it in your mind and nowhere else. Dreams are just about the only things that remain behind eyes. As far as I know, you cannot explain the occurance of dreams through body fluids and chemicals. Somehow, they're just there, and if someone were to perform brain surgery, trying to find a new dream, they wouldn't be able to find it with their eyes, or anything else as far as I know. It's just such a complex idea to me. How do dreams come to be?