new kid. Arent all dreams lucid?

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Hi all, just found this place while scanning around for stuff on dreams as i was quite bored anyway i noticed all this stuff on "lucid" dreaming. and that its basically that you have control of your dreams or atleast know that you are dreaming. ok well ive always known when im in a dream since as long as i can remember, well ill know that its a dream but its just as real as reality. Now when you talk about controlling your dreams what exactly are we suggesting? simply being able to control your own movements? or actually changing your dream as you will, or atleast have a degree of control over it. like being able to do things/ make things happen matrix style and what not. seeing as i only know what dreams are like for myself and havent actually asked anyone what its like for them, in general what are dreams 'supposed' to be like? Is it normal that people are simply observers in their dreams? or is atleast being able to make conscious decisions like in normal life more common? thanks edit: haha "lurker" is a rank. hilarious!