School

For centuries, people have been interested in dream interpretation. So much so that we have oneirology, the scientific study of dreams.

Finding yourself back in your old school in the dream has special meaning, for instance. That means you have to learn important “life” lessons.

Oh, and it’s not a dream. My daughter and her classmates recently came up with a plan to visit their former teacher at their primary school. For me, that’s the best reason to take a half day off. For the kids, they decided to skip formal lunch to save time for such a jovial event.

Way back in the all-too-familiar campus today, we were fortunate to meet their favorite teacher. As we stood talking, we quite enjoyed reminiscing about good friends we once knew. A few minutes later, we were in such high spirits that two basketball teams were lined up: grown-ups against students. What could be better than an afternoon holiday spent with kids shouting and laughing?

By the time we were to say adios, my sweat (okay, puffing) were more than I like to admit.