Well i had my first lucid dream when i was very young maybe around 6 or 7. I just thought it was cool and didn't really pay much attention to it. Later i found lucid dreaming and actually began to practice it. It took me 21 days to get what i now consider my first lucid dream (i have disregarded two that i have had in the past while unaware of what lucid dreaming actually was). During that process though i kept a dream journal and really enjoyed my non-lucid dreams. I don't know that lucid dreaming has changed how i perceive non-lucid dreams. I still enjoy them very much, sometimes more than the lucid dreams that i have had. The most i can say is that lucid dreams have showed me that anything is possible in a dream and that at anytime i can have near complete control. which i guess gives you a keen sense of security.