Friend

It’s a matter of great concern when you come across a person who says that he doesn’t have friends. There could only be two possible reasons why the person doesn’t have friends. Either s/he must have despised others or must be hated by others. It’s a matter of great pride to have a wonderful bunch of good friends who know you, care for you and chip in when you are in need. It is said that ‘Friends are the cheer to ones heart.

                Dreams in some way or the other have a connection with our daily lives. Hence we see why Sigmund Freud giving so much importance to dreams in his Psychoanalytical theory. In my dream I saw a friend of mine who came back the seminary after having completed his apostolate. In reality it has just been 3 weeks or so since he has gone. However in the dream, both of us were overjoyed at the sight of each other, we started talking about our own experiences in our own places that we were.

                The important lesson that I drew from this dream is that friends are the ones who are always dear to us. No matter where they are from, where they go or what they do, we cherish these people as good friends. Nowadays with the rise of social media one may claim to have many friends/ followers on Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter and so on. However not all friends are true friends. A friend is not one who says, ‘Hi whatsup!’ and finishes his talk with you, but the one who feels one with you or empathizes with you when you’re in trouble or grief.

                A friend in need is a friend indeed!