Thank's Bets--- I agree with your analogy. I thought that perhaps the old man needed someone in the physical to help him progress. Perhaps the physical location could be as afore mentioned: something someone talked about or perhaps jetman recently passed by.
By taking the dream and translating it into 3 parts: Logically, Symbolically and Sprirtually, an agreeable conclusion may be reached as to the meaning of the dream. A dream is a personal experience, so what one symbol means to me may be way off the conception of the person who had the dream.
Jetman--- write down you conclusions for all three interputations then come to a positive conclusion. You were "there" for a reason. Must be you have lots of PUL
Love, Light and lots of Hugs-- Carol Ann