The Weekly Visit.

Man walks into the room, lies down on the divan and stares and the white painted ceiling.

Psychiatrist: "Any particular dream that troubles you?"

Man: "Just one, I don't really understand it"

Psychiatrist: "That is why I'm here for, go on tell me"

Man: "In my dream she was sick and I cared for her. I did not take care of her and she died alone somewhere in the dark" (Pg. 32)

Psychiatrist: "Is there another dream?"

Man: "There is no other dream nor other waking world and there is no other tale to tell" (Pg. 32)

Psychiatrist: "Very interesting. To the looks of it, "the dream bores the look of sacrifice" (pg. 32). The dream of loosing your wife without taking care of her symbolizes your fear of the present. The loss of your wife is your past, but the fact that you did not take care of her expresses how you desire to move on, but moving on means leaving something behind. It is a matter of understanding that what happened is part of the past, we long to come back to it, but sacrifices must be made to be able to enjoy the future. Uncertainty always scares us, we always wish to have everything set in stone, but the past can never be relived.

Our time is up. I will see you next week.

Man: "Thank you. How much do I owe you?"

Psychiatrist: "The usual, $200 for the 45 minutes".