THE ONLY MIRACLE (September 20, 2014)
I heard the rain as soon as I woke up this morning. It was soothing. I wanted to check the time, but I dozed off again. Between waking and dreams, I thought of sending a mobile-phone text-message to my beloved to wish her a good morning, as I always do when we are apart. This time around, it was three weeks already. I wanted to let her know that I dreamt last night that we were making love. Our lovemaking was wonderful. It took me a while to realize that she was next to me, and I reached for her at once. She was awake already, and we started caressing each other. After a brief while, I told her about my confusion earlier on. But I also explained that words do not do justice to my confusion. They are way too precise for what I had just experienced. I was neither fully awake nor asleep when I wanted to send her the good-morning message. It must have been our lovemaking last night that confused me, for it was very like a dream. Love is the only miracle on earth.