Last night I had a dream. Now, before I start sharing what I saw, I need to stress on the point that it was a dream. So not everything will make sense.
I was back in my school days, sitting in a classroom. Not the classrooms I remember but a random one. The class was going on and I was sitting on a bench. Rest of the space was a blur except for the fact that a girl was sitting next to me. Knowing the kind of kid I was in school, you have no idea how happy or shocked I would have been to see a girl sitting next to me.
Only five minutes were left for the class to end. There was no clock there for me to see, but this information is something I just knew. In front of me was an open notebook. I was not taking notes at all, instead there were random rough sketches on the page.
Suddenly I realized that if I get caught doing this then I will be punished. I took out a pen and started writing. Unfortunately the pen did not work. I tried scribbling on the page but the ink didn’t come out. Knowing that only four minutes were left, I didn’t care about it. Instead I put the pen down and just looked ahead.
“What happened? You don’t have a pen?” the girl next to me asked.
“No, but it’s okay. I’ll remember what the teacher tells and write it down later.” I replied.
“No, don’t do that. Wait, I’ll get a pen for you.” she said.
Then she got up, went out of the class and got a pen for me. I took it but then started wondering. “Why would she help me?”
Although she didn’t say anything I had this sudden realization that she went to a store and bought a pen for me. I looked at her face. She didn’t seem familiar. Nobody I knew from my past. Then why? Suddenly I woke up but this thought was still stuck in my head.
I know why people help. Many people help because of some selfish intention. They expect a favor in return in future. There are some who help because it is in their nature. It is their upbringing. I help too, but only when someone asks for it, I’m in a charitable mood and if the thing they are asking for seems sensible.
It is strange how this thought stayed with me for hours after I woke up. It was not something new I was learning, I know people do charity but suddenly having this personal experience, be it in the dream had a profound impact on my thinking.
Maybe, I should try helping people, not because they asked for it, but I willingly should approach them to ask if they need assistance. How long this will last, I don’t know but today I learned that sometimes even dreams have a necessary impact on our life.
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