THE GHOST LOVER In Caption The Ghost Lover Man's need of self-esteem entails the need for a sense of control over reality --- no control is possible if man proposes, but a ghost disposes; no control is possible if the universe is a haunted house. Even Arthur C. Clarke said 'Behind every man now alive stand 30 ghosts, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living' I woke up with a startle and was covered in sweat. Oh! what a dream it was, I was being loved by a beautiful maiden and it was all so real. The hand felt the rigidness and the wetness that was still warm. I jumped out of the bed and ran towards the washroom.