Pope tells young people in North
Macedonia to build hopes and dreams
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| Pope Francis meets young people at an ecumenical and interreligious encounter in Skopje (Vatican Media) |
Pope Francis meets young people at an ecumenical and
interreligious meeting in Skopje, and tells them never to stop dreaming.
By Vatican News
The importance of dreams and dreaming was at the heart of
Pope Francis’ meeting with the young people of North Macedonia on Tuesday
afternoon.
Am I dreaming too much?
“One can never dream too much”, was Pope 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 Pope. 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 Pope Francis. “Don’t be afraid to become artisans of dreams and of hope”.
The example of Mother Teresa
The Pope 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 Pope
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 Pope. “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
Pope. ”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
Pope 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
Pope Francis, “it calls for being there and sharing the good times but also the
not so good times”.
Listening to the elderly
Finally, Pope 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 Pope Francis, “look for a community, take each other by the hand, and
remember that there is Someone who wants you to be alive”.
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