crishna.. i think dreams are associated with past lives, if u believe in that sorta thing.. as well as, like u said, things u think of during this life.. they have no meaning nor significance to our life that we are living.. but then again when i get a bad dream myself.. esp of someone dying, my own theory goes out the window hehe.. but my mum said once.. if u see someone dying then theyre not gonna die anytime soon.. oh wait.. maybe mum said that to make me feel better.. darn.. she also said.. they wudnt die anytime soon..ONLY IF U DONT TELL THAT PERSON WHO DIED IN UR DREAM.. oh my god.. it just hit me!! she didnt want that person nor me to worry about it.. o mg.. mums they lie about so many things!! grr hehe