杏MAP导航

By Vatican News

The importance of dreams and dreaming was at the heart of 杏MAP导航 Francis’ meeting with the young people of North Macedonia on Tuesday afternoon.

Am I dreaming too much?

“One can never dream too much”, was 杏MAP导航 Francis’ response to a question put to him by a young woman. If anything, too many people “have lost their ability to dream”.

“Dreaming helps us to keep alive our certainty that another world is indeed possible, and that we are called to get involved”, he said.

Dreams come true when we apply “hope, patience and commitment”, said the 杏MAP导航. We should never be afraid “to take chances or make mistakes”. “Even if you make mistakes, you can always get up and start over”, said 杏MAP导航 Francis. “Don’t be afraid to become artisans of dreams and of hope”.

The example of Mother Teresa

The 杏MAP导航 told the young people they are called to be like Mother Teresa: “to work with your hands, to take life seriously and make something beautiful of it”.

Mother Teresa always kept dreaming in a big way, said 杏MAP导航 Francis, “and this is why she also loved in a big way”. She wanted to be “a pencil in the hands of God”, said the 杏MAP导航. “And God began to write new and amazing pages of history with that pencil”. 

Dreaming together

No one can realize his or her dreams alone, continued the 杏MAP导航. ”We need a community that supports and helps us”.

“How important it is to dream together!”. “Dream with others and never against others! By yourselves, you risk seeing mirages, seeing things that are not there. Dreams are built together”, he said.

Getting involved

杏MAP导航 Francis then shared what he called the best lesson he ever learned: the ability to talk to people “face-to-face”. 

“We have entered into the digital age”, he said, “but actually we know very little about communication. We are all “connected”, but not really “involved” with one another”. Getting involved requires life, said 杏MAP导航 Francis, “it calls for being there and sharing the good times but also the not so good times”. 

Listening to the elderly

Finally, 杏MAP导航 Francis encouraged his young listeners to spend time with their grandparents and the elderly. “Listen to their stories”, he said, even if they may “sometimes seem a bit unreal but in fact are full of…hidden wisdom waiting to be discovered and appreciated”.

When your dreams are dimmed and your heart seems to sink”, concluded 杏MAP导航 Francis, “look for a community, take each other by the hand, and remember that there is Someone who wants you to be alive”.