Blackbird
A bird with black feathers announces murmuring and gossip generally as unpleasant as its black feathers….
Interpretations and Meanings of Dreams
A bird with black feathers announces murmuring and gossip generally as unpleasant as its black feathers….
When a woman dreams that she marries an elderly man, it suggests that she’ll soon have several problems, including a painful illness. If during that marriage the groom has an angry attitude, it indicates trouble with friends for who you had great esteem. Dreaming about a marriage suggests upcoming good news and joys, but when a woman marries and those attending the ceremony appear dressed in black, it suggests that the dreamer will suffer disappointments and sorrows. In some cases it indicates death of a beloved one, either a relative or friend. When the dreamer sees him or her filling the application to get married then it symbolizes bad news. If the dreamer is in a wedding party and behaves as a relative of the bride and groom, it symbolizes that other people estimate him/her, and so his/her business affairs will prosper. If a misfortune occurs during the marriage ceremony, it indicates that soon someone in the family will suffer a disease or perhaps may die. When a young unwed woman dreams of herself as a bride, but doesn´t look happy with it, it symbolizes very close frustrations in love relationships (if any), disease or adversaries and hypocrites who try to harm her as revenge (This dream suggests that the dreamer proceeded wrong in something or hurt someone, and her subconscious is making her realize about it.) To dream that you’re in someone else’s wedding suggests that much parties and joys will come, especially if the dream is very colorful, and you see many ornaments, but if you can´t devise bright colors and guests are wearing dark or black clothes, it indicates that in the immediate future the dreamer will suffer sorrows and hardships. To dream about being a legal witness in a marriage implies that you’re truly estimated by others. If you dream that during a marriage something unpleasant happens, it symbolizes that a negative period, unpleasant surprises or diseases wait for the dreamer. When a young woman sees herself as the bride in the dream, but is indifferent to the ceremony and everything that is happening around her, it suggests that by nature she is a depressive person or is at risk of suffering a dangerous disease. It may also indicate that her daily conduct will lead her to experience harmful gossip….
To dream that a panther is attacking you, tiger, lion or other similar feline suggests that your future is uncertain and that you’re at risk. To dream that you’re killing one of these types of felines suggests that, despite the difficulties that you may experience, you’ll finally succeed. To dream that these felines are caged suggests that your enemy’s intrigues will be unfruitful. To dream about these felines and that they’re in their natural habitat, but that they are escaping from it, suggests that your own affairs will improve thanks to your efforts and attention. To dream about one of these felines’ skin suggests ingratitude from people who you somehow helped in the past. To dream about a black panther is always a warning about obstacles and difficulties, particularly in your love matters, like for example disagreements in your marriage. It usually announces upcoming problems at work. To dream that you’re killing a black panther, or at least dominating it, symbolizes triumph over adversity. To dream that a panther threatens you symbolizes that your enemies are trying to harm you. To dream that you hear a simple roar announces bad news motivated by someone’s disloyalty. To dream about a tiger is always an ominous dream, it is usually considered a warning that a powerful enemy that you have not seen in a long time will appear again….
Dreaming about hair is a symbol of sensuality and health. The state of the hair in your dreams is important to interpret the meaning. For example, if the hair has a lot of knots, it represents a certain doubt or confusion. Dreaming of a short hair may represent weakness and doubts. Dreaming about hair loss is related to your concerns of growing up, or it can also mean that you feel vulnerable and weak. Dreaming that your hair suddenly turns white can mean you have learned something very important. White hair symbolizes wisdom….
Dreaming of priests, especially if they are of a certain hierarchy, may mean that you’ll experience some setbacks in the near future that won’t allow you to possess the wealth, social prestige, honors, or the political and economic power that you want, and instead of that you may get ill. Dreaming of any priest indicates the opposite of selfishness. Dreaming of a priest officiating a mass suggests that you’re afraid of someone close to you is dying, so you’re in a state of restlessness perhaps without a real reason. A young single woman who dreams of a priest dressed in white and officiating a mass means, more than anything else, her desire to get married. An adult woman (especially if she has children) who dreams of a priest wearing white officiating a mass, announces that one of her daughters or another relative is soon to get married. Dreaming that a priest approaches you announces illness, misfortune, and misery. If you see a priest in his pulpit, it means that the behavior of the dreamer or his family is reprehensible and should be corrected. This dream warns that the dreamer is unhappy with himself. Dreaming of being in a pulpit announces diseases, failures or unpleasantness. Dreaming of a very important priest may mean that you want to get a promotion to an important position, even if the payment is low. Usually, whoever that dreams of becoming a priest of any type, is a person who normally works a lot without receiving fair compensation for it, which is why this person tends to invoke higher powers to obtain help to solve his problems; this also indicates that this person is religious oriented but his devotion is not very strong or durable. Dreaming that you’re a priest announces many setbacks and difficulties in all the affairs you’re going to start, without having any notable success in the end….
Blue is the color of the sky, feelings and religious thoughts and innocence. It is the color of devotion. Green is the color of nature, fertility, sympathy and adaptability. It is the color of sensation and perception. Yellow is known as the symbolism of sun, gold, generosity and light. It is the color of intellect. Red is the color of war, blood, fire and passion. It is the color of feeling. Violet is the color of memories, longing and the border with the beyond. Grey is the color of dejection, inertia, indifference and ashes. It is a neutral color. Orange is the color of pride and ambition. It is the color of intellect (yellow) and (red) passion. Pink is very fresh color which foretells about sensuality and affection. It is the color of the limit and rebirth (white) and (red) passion. Gold color symbolizes the mystical aspect of the sun. Silver color symbolizes the mystical aspect of the moon. White color symbolizes the limit and rebirth….
Dreaming of a wolf means you’ll have relations with a false person of bad feelings. Also represents hostility and aggression. On the other hand, it may reflect an uncontrollable force or situation in your life. Dream of fighting with a wolf indicates an implacable enemy, serious problems or obstacles difficult to overcome. Dream of being bitten by a wolf is a sign of moral damages and resentments. Dream of killing a wolf indicates betrayal and secrets that are revealed. Dream of a white wolf symbolizes beauty, solitude, mystery, self-confidence and pride. You can keep your calm in a variety of social situations and can handle any situation with ease and grace. The white wolf also means courage and victory. You have the ability to see the light even over your darkest side….
Empty cage means strong emotional disorders, strong external pressures that will fill you with fear and bewilderment. Dream of a cage with birds inside means you will come out of certain commitments, letters or delinquent payments, overdue debts….
If a mother or a father dreams about a big cage that has many songbirds inside, it suggests that she/he is living a happy life surrounded by her/his children, and that she/he also enjoys a good economic condition. If a single woman dreams with a caged bird, it announces that soon she’ll marry a man that has a good economic position. To dream about empty birdcages suggests that in the immediate future you’ll experience sadness, illness, loss and even misfortunes, including the risk of being imprisoned. To dream that you’re caging a beast indicates self-confidence, strength and energy to face problems that may eventually arise. However, if the dreamer is inside a cage with one or more animals, it suggests that he/she is involved in serious and dangerous issues that cannot be easily solved. When a woman dreams that she is releasing birds from a cage, it symbolizes her desire to have an open mind, an independent way of thinking and that she wants to get rid of her own psychic and mental limitations….
If we see birds migrating that indicates a desire to change our environment….
To struggle within a mesh means we feel trapped and helpless in a difficult situation by an emotional bond or a vice or habit which we want to free ourselves from. If we do not get out of that indicates that we have given up. If we are fishing we are trying to retain memories and feelings. Fishing net also may indicate the desire to delve into ourselves to discover our innermost being and seek to improve it. If we break the net letting out everything we’ve captured reveals the fear of losing what we had achieved. To dream that we repair the net, it is a symbol of the craving to prevent or remedy an error, negligence or misconduct that could be a danger to the continuity of affection. There are dreams in which we try to hunt birds with the net and these are mystical dreams….
Struggling within a net means you feel trapped and helpless in a difficult situation due to an emotional bond, or a vice, or a habit which you want to quit. If we don´t get out of it, then it indicates that we have resigned. If we are fishing, what we are trying to do is to keep memories and feelings. Fishing also indicates the desire to delve into ourselves to discover our innermost being and seek for improvement. If the net breaks letting scape everything we have catch, then it reveals the fear to lose what we have get so far. To dream that we repair a net means the craving to prevent or fix a mistake, imprudence or a fault committed that could be dangerous to continue the affection. There are dreams in which we try to hunt birds and the environment and feelings that arise inside us, let us without doubt that this is a mystic dream….
To dream about a bunch of wilted daisies suggests sadness. If in your dream you’re surrounded by a field of beautiful daisies, it symbolizes that your family and you are enjoying good health. When you can also hear birds singing, it announces prosperity. In love matters, it suggests joy and success, and as for those who have a partner, it suggests a forthcoming marriage….
Dreaming of being in a music room or listening to a classical music concert predicts that there will be pleasant vacations in the near future, as well as success and recognition in the dreamer’s field. If the dreamer is a young person, then this dream refers to the delights of love. Dreaming of being at a vulgar place listening to vulgar music, it indicates that friendships and the environment in which the dreamer lives are not recommendable, and that the dreamer’s business partners are not trustworthy. Dreaming of listening to beautiful music suggests that soon there will be unexpected success. Dreaming of pleasant and loud music means that bad times are coming in many ways, such as family disputes, illnesses, sentimental disappointments, etc. Dreaming of musical instruments suggests that soon the dreamer will receive pleasant surprises (entertainment, parties, trips, etc.). Dreaming of broken, old or unusable instruments, announces various difficulties, presence of enemies, and untrustworthy competitors. When a woman has this dream it predicts a difficult future concerning marriage or family. Dreaming of birds singing or soft but lively music, is a favorable dream that predicts success in business, employment, sentimental stuff, and in family aspects….
If we see a flag waving, it portends wealth and honor. If we have it, recognition of our courage. If we lose it or it is taken away from us, it indicates the loss of power and command. If our country’s flag, our merits will be recognized. Being from a foreign country indicates that our worth will only recognized in another country. If it is an imaginary country, our dreams of greatness will not come true. If the flag is black, we will be fighting a disease. If it’s red, we will fight to defend feelings. If it is purple, for freedom. Yellow, we will fight for intelligence. Brown, for our material interests. The more damaged the flag is, the bigger acknowledge our merits will have and our worth….
Dream of doing magic means you will soon receive a pleasant surprise. In addition, dream of magic represents a creative mind and means that probably events in your life will result as desired. Dream of doing magic suggests that you need to look at things or problems from other perspective to successfully move forward. Dream of doing black magic represents that in order to fulfill your wishes you have to use some secret tricks. It also symbolizes evil and betrayal….
If we dream of stockings but without looking at details it’s an omen a reasonably peaceful and happy existence. If they are torn or have holes, then that warns us about possible deception or false promises. Taking off our stockings portends a change of situation. If the socks are made of wool, cotton, linen or synthetic material, but in good condition and nice to look that mean welfare benefits and profits. If they are made of natural silk it’s an omen that our wealth increases and may come from an inheritance or donation, rather than benefits by ourselves. If they are very light colored they symbolize friendship. If they are very dark or black they symbolize temptation….
Dreaming about round and flat cap without visor and made of wool or fabric in one piece, usually with a small corner or point at the top, indicates gossips and rumors, in which the dreamer will be somehow involved. If the dreamer is a young woman, she should be aware of those around her to avoid being victim of rumors. Beret as dream’s symbol becomes stronger when this piece of clothing is black and is worn by women. Dreaming of having a prisoner cap indicates that legal problems will kick you in danger of falling into prison. Dreaming of a beret as a protective helmet is a warning which tells that you should be cautious when managing your affairs by avoiding anything troubled. When a woman dreams of wearing party hat or a beret, it indicates that she will stand out in social events. It also indicates the possibility of parties that will have a healthy and friendly atmosphere….
Ants always symbolize hard, intelligent and organized work, so they do warn the dreamer that he/she should act the same way, perhaps because he/she is being negligent with his/her responsibilities, what may lead him/her to many setbacks. To dream that your job if full of ants, and that you can also see them in your regular activities announces abundance, both for you and your family, thanks to your efforts and success in your work, projects, etc. To dream that a group of ants is moving chaotically, and worse if they are black, announces that soon you’ll experience inconvenience and concerns. To dream that ants walk over your body announces discomforts, setbacks and failures, but without serious consequences….
Dreaming that a relative, who is still alive, dies, it is an announcement for future setbacks and sorrows. This type of dream is common in people who have suffered failures in real life, for example the frustration of their illusions, hopes, passions business, etc. Those feelings of defeat are the ones that take the shape of a corpse, indicating that the hopes and dreams are dead. In these cases, what you should do is to find a solution to your problems instead than assuming that a family member will die. Dreaming of the dead body of a known person indicates that the dreamer is blaming the other person for his own problems, and that he has a hidden desire for revenge. Dreaming of corpses is also the result of negative influences in everyday life, such as abundant news of wars, crimes, assaults or reading things about terror or revenge, it can also be the result of receiving threats. Dreaming of a corpse covered in flowers announces sadness. If the flowers are red or dark, it means that problems are approaching your life. If a woman, especially a young woman, dreams of being accompanied by a carefully, shaved, dressed and styled corpse, it suggests that she feels tempted to fall into moral corruption, or in having an affair. If in the dream you try to touch the cadaver’s face and while you do it, his head falls, then it means dangerous and hidden enmities that will make everything possible to harm you with rumors. These dreams usually reveal that the dreamer really wants peace, tranquility, and being away from the problems that affect him. This is because he feels surrounded by hostility and envy, even though in reality this is can be very close relative. For anyone the dreams of kissing a corpse indicates that the dreamer is about to say goodbye to something that he loves very much. This dream is about definite loss, but also about the beginning of a new form of life. Dreaming that offensive objects are placed on a corpse, for example money, especially on the face, mouth or eyes, indicates that some dishonest people will approach you, and you will mistakenly trust them while they would try to scam you, leaving you with little chances of recovering what was lost. If you hesitate to put these objects on the body, it indicates that either you won’t be fooled, or that you’ll manage to take back some of the things they took away from you. When you identify the corpse as member of your family in the dream, it suggests that death may be near that person or other close relative. Seeing a corpse dressed in black in your dream suggests failures and problems in business and other activities that you are taking care of. It also indicates that a person you love a lot can die, or that there can be misunderstandings in the family, which can cause significant material losses. Seeing a corpse in his coffin announces immediate problems, since it refers to something very dear that is lost, like friends, business, jobs, properties, etc. Seeing of the corpses in the dreams indicates distrust of the business and affairs being handled and that there will be sadness and absence from your loved ones. This is a dream mainly had by young people when they suffer or they fear a disappointment. Dreaming of a battlefield covered with fresh dead bodies insinuates wars, battles, disasters that will seriously affect many people, including the dreamer. Seeing the corpse of one or more animals indicates that you don’t have a good health, or that your business is not going well….
To dream of beautiful flower bouquets usually symbolizes global joy and satisfaction. This meaning may vary depending on the flower’s condition. To dream that you receive one or more bouquets suggests that soon you’ll receive a gift, an important proposition, or have a stroke of luck associated with the lottery or an inheritance. When young people dream this way it usually suggests celebrations and joys. To dream that you receive a bouquet of wilted flowers announces that a friend or family member will suffer a disease. If those flowers have become black, it announces the death of someone very dear. To dream about one or more red rose bouquets usually announces an upcoming marriage; the dreamer, a friend or relative will get married. To dream that you’re putting a rose in the hair of your beloved one may suggest that soon you’ll experience troubles and disappointments….
It portends fame and fortune, unless they are black, which warns us about immorality….
Dreaming that some of your hair turns gray and falls, it indicates troubles and even health problems and diseases. Dreaming that you start getting gray hairs indicates joy, pleasure and even fortune for all of your future life. Dreaming that you see tangled, messy, uncombed hair, it indicates upcoming difficulties in your marriage or with family and friends. Dreaming that your own hair is weakening indicates the death of someone close to you; it can be a relative or a friend. Dreaming that your hair grows soft, nice and rich, announces significant success and happiness, but this shouldn’t be interpreted in a strictly economic sense. Dreaming that you get your hair cut really short, close to the scalp, indicates excessive generosity towards a friendship that can end up badly. Dreaming that someone cuts your hair indicates various problems and difficulties in the immediate future. Dreaming of flowers as if they were your hair suggests problems and difficulties that disturb your mind, but when they occur, they won’t seem as severe as you thought. Dreaming of having beautiful hair, well maintained and groomed, announces next improvements in all your affairs. Dreaming that your hair turns grey in one night, although your face is still young, announces upcoming calamities, pains and several sufferings. When a woman dreams of this, it indicates a serious risk of losing her loved one mainly due to a sudden illness, which may have originated because of the woman’s indiscretions. If you are a young student, and you see gray or brown hair in your dream, either in your own or in another head, it indicates hesitation to choose a career or an occupation. When a woman dreams of comparing a grey hair with a black hair that was taken from her own head, it means that she will be torn between two offers of probable fortune and eventually will take the option that suits her less, which indicates losses. If you dream of having difficulties to comb your hair, it means that you may lose the friendship and the benefits provided by a man of a good social an economic position due to your bad manners (disdain, arrogance or misconduct). If you dream of losing your hair and getting bald, it announces that you must be prepared, because your future portends poverty and hardship. If you dream that your hair turns gray and is shaped like flowers, it indicates various problems that affect you, but it will be less difficult to solve if you face them with energy, patience and intelligence. Dreaming that you have beautiful hair and you’re combing it, states that you are careless by nature in your personal affairs, which puts you at risk of having losses due to negligence and distraction. If you are a young woman who sees several women with gray hair, it announces the presence of rivals in interests and love. When a man dreams that the bride has red hair, it indicates infidelity and that he will be discovered by the woman he loves. Red hair usually indicates movement, changes, etc. If you dream that you touch or stroke gently the hair of a woman, it means that you enjoy the affection and trust of an important woman in your life even if it produces social criticism. If you see a woman with golden blond hair, it suggests the probability to engage in an affair with a friend’s wife, which involves various dangers. If you dream of someone that has curly hair, it indicates that you will disappoint people who visit you at home, and every woman that trusts you; this same dream indicates that a woman is exposed to seduction. Dreaming that you’re covered with hair means that you like immoralities and that may drive you away from society and all types of decent attitudes. This same dream for a woman (or that she discovers her own hair long) indicates desire for independence to satisfy her impulses in exchange for the rules of morality. Dreaming that you’re covered with hair also suggests that due to an excess of generosity, you’ll end up poor, both in material goods and health, which will produce distressing concerns….
Symbolizes energy, light, heat, life, irradiation, and brightness, that is to say, everything that is good. Dream with a rising sun indicates the beginning of an increased happiness and prosperity. If the sun is clear and splendorous, then it announces abundance, success, prosperity, health, inner energy and physical and mental abilities. An obscured sun or black represents a grave danger for life, business and happiness. The hidden sun through the clouds reveals sadness, concerns and fear….
To dream that you’re attending a funeral and burial of a very dear person or a family member suggests that in your family everything is doing great and that soon there will be a wedding. In some cases this dream reveals that the dreamer deeply desires for someone to die. If it rains during the funeral, it suggests tears, in which case something bad is expected to happen, such as an illness, a terrible business or an unfortunate accident. Dreaming about an epitaph suggests up coming bad news, or at least a very unpleasant notice. To dream that you’re standing alone in front of a tomb reading an epitaph announces an up coming disease. To dream that you’re writing an epitaph indicates loss of a friend for which you have great esteem. To dream about your own burial sometimes implies that in real life you’re giving much self-gratification, self-tolerance, self-pity, without correcting your mistakes, you rather prefer to hide them. This dream is usually a warning that you are making serious mistakes, which eventually will cause you problems, including legal issues. If you dream that you’re taken from your coffin, it suggests that you’ll suffer serious damages, but that you will recover your prestige and tranquility within time. To dream that you’re witnessing a funeral announces an unfortunate marriage or disease. To dream that you’re in the funeral of an unknown person announces concerns. If it’s a child or parent’s funeral it usually indicates serious problems of various kinds that will affect the whole family, but fortunately it doesn’t involve death. If you dream that you’re attending a relative’s funeral all dressed in black symbolizes widowhood or at least that you’ll suffer a nervous system condition, reason why you may fear death….
Dreaming that you get in a car indicates that a trip that you already have in mind, will happen soon, but with different conditions than the ones you previously thought. Dreaming of getting down of a car insinuates that the things, that have started out well, are likely to go wrong, if you don’t pay attention to the details. Dreaming of driving a car in a place or street where there are a lot of people indicates success, but also means that envious people are trying to damage the things you have achieved. Dreaming of driving a car on a road where high mountains are seen in front of you, indicates the desire to climb the ladder to reach important hierarchies, it’s possible to achieve this through hard work, perseverance and effort. The mountains are a symbol of effort and high status. Dreaming of many moving cars suggests that, in the immediate future, there will be some short trips made and some issues that disturb your tranquility will be controlled. Dreaming about being worried about losing your own car, but then finding it, indicates that these setbacks, you’re experiencing, will disappear soon. The solutions and the time in which you find the car are the same you’ll solve your problems in real life. Dreaming of a new luxury car indicates that you want to have, though not luxurious. It also means the visit of very dearly people, or that you will have to make a short trip to visit someone simply for affection and pleasure. Dreaming of driving a luxury car, especially if it’s black, it insinuates diseases because of neglecting your health. This is actually a warning so you can avoid greater evils. Dreaming of simply driving indicates that you are restless, despite of having nice living conditions; it also announces that you will soon make changes in affairs that you’re handling, and in this case you should be very careful with your behavior and character, since any mistakes will bring fatal consequences. Dreaming of driving a car accompanied by someone and you have an accident, suggests that even though your affairs are going well, there’s a risk of them ending abruptly and finishing with negative results. Dreaming of being saved from being run over by a car indicates that the dreamer must run away from situations or dubious business, light affairs and rivalries of all kinds. In short, it’s a warning to withdraw from anything that is not clear in the mind of the dreamer. Dreaming of seeking or trying to get a luxury car indicates huge ambitions that can’t be satisfied with simple work efforts. Dreaming of traveling in an old and dilapidated car of any kind, it’s a sign of bad luck in the immediate future (bad business, setbacks, illnesses, etc.)….
If you dream of combing your hair, it means that you are going to solve a problem that worries you in a very smooth way. If the hair you dream of is blonde and nice, it means new projects to be undertaken; if the hair is black it’s a sign of trouble and sorrow; dreaming of gray hair is a premonition of disregard and anguish. If you dream of a sign of losing your hair, it means loss or abandonment of loved ones. On the other, dreaming about a bald man represents unusual joys; bald woman expresses lack of support from your peers. Dreaming of washing your hair means purity of feelings….
When a man dreams of a flag that’s moving in the wind, it means that he’ll overcome all the difficulties that appear in his life and that he will soon receive good news. Dreaming that you wear a flag as a distinctive part of your clothes indicates that you’ll soon receive some of honor. Dreaming of a fallen and wrinkled flag indicates loss of honor and prestige, and in some cases, it also means material losses. Dreaming of a gray or black flag indicates that sad days are approaching due to not achieving the things you want. Dreaming that you proudly salute the national flag indicates pride because you are confident in your ability to succeed in life, which promises future welfare. Dreaming of a broken and dirty flag indicates failures and losses. Dreaming of only one flagpole indicates that you don’t know for sure what you want. For a woman, who dreams of a flag, indicates that she will have to change her behavior and, after this, she’ll be successful; it also indicates that she will receive good news. Dreaming of your own country flag flowing in the wind during a turbulent day suggests that there will be a victory, but dreaming of this in a peaceful day means that you’ll be successful in whatever you are doing. A woman that dreams her country flag implies that she’s somehow related to military man and may have romantic relationships with a member of the army or the navy. Dreaming of foreign flags generally indicates various problems either in the family or with friends….
If we are unable to move in a crowd among people, then that reveals our inability to dominate in some events. It also shows weakness of character, great timidity. If it’s someone else who is in this situation and we cannot approach that person, the dream indicates our desire to win their affection and friendship and the fear of not achieving it. Seeing a crowd without mixing with it announces some misfortune or bad news, especially if they wear black. Sometimes it is a social, political or economic change in general….
Dreaming of common envelopes, either letters or telegrams, may mean that you expect to receive news and that they’ll come soon. When the envelope is black, it’s bad news. If it’s a telegram, it’ll be abysmal. Dreams with correspondence envelopes are strongly linked to receiving news. The envelope also implies changes in our existence and a recommendation for us to do some alterations to our projects. The meaning of the dream depends greatly on the shape of the envelope, the address, who sent it, the material, the color and the circumstances within the dream. Associated to nice situations, it’s usually a good omen. The different aspects and elements on the envelope need to be analyzed, as most cases maintain a close link with the dreamer’s specific situations and his/her subconscious. Dreaming that an envelope is being opened, often means bad news. It means treason, we’ll receive confidences that’ll probably just bring us sadness and bitterness….