An ordinary dream is like a movie, where you are just a watcher.
A Lucid dream is like a video game.. no, a simulator.
When i have an LD, it's a whole different thing than a non-lucid one. I had some dreams where i was talking about lucid dreaming or thought about it, but it was just that, a dream.
When i realize i'm dreaming, i'm there. In that world. I'm controlling my body, i can talk whatever i want to, i can move however i want to. It's like reality. It feels so real that when i wake up, i don't feel more conscious that a few seconds before, while i was in the LD. It's too bad i haven't had many of them yet.