What dreams may come?

How come other Bah?’?s get dreams of ‘Abdu’l-Bah? blessing them or giving them guidance, and I get confusing or odd dreams? I can only remember (and that vaguely) perhaps two dreams in my entire life as a Bah?’? when I’ve had what one might call ‘a Bah?’? blessing’. One I do recall from many years ago, involved meeting Shoghi Effendi in the gardens near the Shrine of the B?b; I knelt or prostrated myself before him, but he grasped my hands and lifted me up. As he did so, a cool and refreshing breeze blew - and I had the sensation in my dream of a cool breeze.

I’ve had lots of dreams that include the sea or rivers and some flying dreams. And even some lucid dreams, in which I could to some extent direct my flight in the dream. From time to time I dream that I am at a Bah?’? conference or summer school and there is a shortage of bathrooms!

Last night I dreamed I was in a hall with a whole group of Bah?’?s. We were waiting for an orchestral concert to start - the soloist was late or holding things up in some way. And when the soloist arrived, it was one of my dearly loved National Assembly colleagues, who was to play Mozart’s clarinet concerto. People fussed around him, took his jacket, handed him his clarinet - although one of those around the soloist had a flute in hand - perhaps my friend was going to play a flute piece afterwards?

I was amazed. I am pretty sure that this particular friend (whom I greatly respect for his many qualities and talents) does not play either the clarinet or flute. And yet, it seemed right that he should do so.

The feeling of the dream had something to do with learning to welcome other people’s triumphs, I think. Clearly I have a lesson to learn here.

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