just my 2 cents worth~
i believe that there are several kinds of dreams~ dreaming:

in most of our dreams, it's just the brain doing 'housework', putting the days' events in order, managing connections, etc. in 'meaningful dreams', most often everyone in the dream is a part of ourself, communicating something that was previously 'unconscious'. (i suspect that is what your dream is telling you, that you have had a realization.)

some dreams, however, have a particular energy that is part of the 'greater whole', or what i call the Friendly Universe, reaching out to us. you will have to decide what meaning to give your dream, but the message seems pretty clear to me....

best wishes~