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my dream last night.....

The elments that I remember were the fact that I was getting a heart transplant. I was in a hospital or something similar and while the doctor was looking for a suitable heart I turned to this little lizard for comfort. He lived in an aquarium but liked it really dark in there. Right when I reached in he jumped on me and I immediately felt this great fondness for him. Some part of me felt like he was funny or quirky. I remember when I woke up I took this fondness with me from the dream for the lizard.

seems so simple but it just feels so profound to me

any ideas on a translation?