How am I Supposed to Lead Them?

Date: 8/29/2018

This is the most detailed memory I've had of a dream in a while. I bought a mansion with my fiance. We'd never be able to afford one normally, or even a very nice house, but this one was so cheap we could just manage to afford it. It needed fixing up no doubt, but we could do it. We thought the sellers had made a mistake in the pricing. What we didn't realize somehow until we bought it and were moving in, was that a huge part of it ran underground and underneath some really bad projects in our southern town already overrun with the opioid epidemic. A door to the outside came out right beneath the front door of one of the units. The door was loose and couldn't be locked, and people kept breaking in. My dad's dad was there, alive and very old. He was working to secure the door in his typical attire of gray suit and matching fedora, with a cane in his hand and a pack of Marlboro in the front pocket. He was born in 1914 and always looked like a high class Irish mobster. He was shuffling around, trying to do something to the door frame that required most of his strength. My fiance wasn't doing anything and I said something like "Dude, Granddaddy is 90. Don't make him do all the work." We all finally secured the door and my granddad left. I hardly ever dream about him and wish he'd been in more of the dream. People in the projects were annoyed that we'd locked them out, and were finding small ways to terrorize us as a result. We slowly learned that the former owner of the mansion had made lots of money throwing parties for them and supplying them with drugs. Then something happened to make their lives more miserable. Some law or another was passed that unbearably violated the rights of poor people. They took it out on us because they thought we were rich, breaking into our house and throwing parties. It kept getting worse. I found two stillborn and miscarried babies lying on the stairs and in the hall, drug supplies, and the people just filled the house and ignored us. Many of them were sick and had no medical care and one man kept coughing up some sort of clear, gelatinous substance onto the floor. I started to feel like this was more than just angry retaliation and maybe the birth of a revolution. I suddenly realized I had to protect and lead these people into a huge revolt against the super wealthy, but I didn't know how. They didn't trust me but I had to find a way, as though this were some prophecy I had to fulfill.

AI generated interpretation The dream seems to be reflecting your current life situation where you feel that you have acquired something amazing, but it has come with a dangerous price. It could be a new job, relationship or anything else that you have acquired recently which comes with some level of risk. The mansion represents a grand acquisition of something that you feel is beyond your reach. The dream is pointing out that this acquisition of something valuable comes with certain costs and difficulties, including the risk of being associated with negative elements or people. The mansion also represents your current status, which you might think it is vulnerable and exposed. The fact that your grandfather is present in the dream indicates that wisdom and guidance are important to you. The fact that he is helping you with the door indicates that you need to take the help of people who are wiser and more experienced when you are in difficult situations. The people from the projects represent various negative and challenging aspects of your life that you don't feel in control of. The stillborn and miscarried babies represent some sort of loss you have faced in real life. The drug supplies represent your struggles with addiction or a situation in life that's been hard to control. Your realization that you need to lead the people in a revolt may indicate a desire to take action in your life. The dream could be encouraging you to take steps towards making a positive change in your life, even if it involves tough measures. However, it may also indicate some hesitancy or lack of confidence in your ability to lead others towards a desirable outcome.