“Howperilousthisallwas!Sothegianthadonlygedhispositionfromlyingfaceupwardstosidewaysandnoweverythingisquietagain.That’sgood.That’sgood.ButIstillthinkweshouldgoandtelleverythingtoQueenAisha.”AngelicastuffedthethreelettersintoherbosomandaskedCharina,“Doyouhaveahandbagwhereutthesefouritems?Ithinkweshouldbringthemalongtoo.QueenAishashouldseethemastheyareproofthatyouhaveactuallybeentotheKingdomofDreams.”Angelica’swordswerejustwhatCharinahopedfor.Shebroughtoverthehandbagshehadalreadygottenreadybeforehandandputallfourthingsintoit.Thewoofthemhastilyleftthehouse.Maureenofcoursefollowedhermistresswherevershewent.
Twomid-sizedcigaretteshadbeenlighted.DavidandDimitriweresittingbythesquareotheBartstationpuffingleisurelyandtentedly,sendingwhiffsofsmokeintotheairwheretheydisiedwithoutatrace.Itwasabright,sunnyday.Crowdsofpeoplecamea,busilygoingabouttheirbusiness.Humansarereallyastrangebreedofanimals,obsessedwithragagainsttime.Whyaretheyalwaysinahurry?Whatisthereworthyforthemtobehurrying?DisorderlyfootstepsalroundhimarousedDimitri’sihefootstepsofthosewearingtennisshoesweresoftandlightaedasqueakysoundwhenrubberrubbedagai.Somefootstepswereheavy,asifbelongingtoapersonofsuccessfuplishments,amiddle-agedmanperhapswearinganexpeahershoes.Stillotherfootstepswerelight,quidspritely.Theymustbelongtoabeautifulwoman…Dimitrifeltdazedandagainfellintoareverie.Afterawhile,hemuttered,
“Letthosehard-wpeoplegoabouttheirbusiheywillgettheirjustdeserts.Letthosewholovetodreamweavetheirdreams,wheretheytoowillgettheirhappinessandsatisfa.Thisworldisjust.”Davidwhowassittingbesidehimthrewawayhiscigarettebutt,yawnedandsaid,
“Ididn’tsleepwellstnight.ThosedamnedhooligansroughedmeupandIcoulda.NowIamfeelingsleepy.Iwouldcertainlyliketofindaquietalleytohavesomeshut-eyeandhaveanicedream.Thatwouldbegreat!”
“Don’tyoufindthattraveliweendreamndtoreallifeisasdangerousaswalkingontightropes?”askedDimitri.“Theleastmisstepandyouwillfalldownabottomlessabyss.Thatisbecauseyoutherichesinyourdreamsintoreallife.InyourdreamsyouareanoblekingrichasCroesus,butinreallifeyouandIarehumblehobos.Thediffereweewoarereallytoogreat.Ifyouotkeepyourprospetheirproperbance,youwillfallintoapitofpainandbitternessfromwhichitwouldbehardtoextricateyourself.Youmustbeextremelycarefuboutthis.Pleaseremembermywordsandbewareofthepitfall.”
“Justasyousaid,“Letthosehard-wpeoplegoabouttheirbusiheywillgettheirjustdeserts.Letthosewholovetodreamweavetheirdreams,wheretheytoowillgettheirhappinessandsatisfa.Ichoosetobeadreamerandahobo.Materiallyspeaking,Imaybeg,butIwillmychoiceofbeingazybuthappyhobo.It’smychoice.Iwillgetmyhappinessandsatisfaandthat’senoughforme…”Dimitrinoddedinagreementandthenadded,
“Ialwaysthoughtthatdreamndisaensionofreallife.Itisapartofreallife.ButInevercouldclearlydefinewhichisreandwhichisillusionary.Perhapsbothareunreandillusionary.Inaword,itisimpossibletousestificmethodstoanalyzedreamsandreallife.Don’tyouthinkso...?”
“Yourwordsaretooabstract,”entedDavidwithawrysmile.“Idon’tuandandIdon’twanttouand.Whatisdreamnd?ThatIderstand,butwhenyougetdowntoit,Idoouand.It’sakindofobscureandambiguouscept.”
“Yht”saidDimitriughiily.“Lifeanddreamhobscureandambiguouscepts.Solongasitisinourhearts,thingsarefihereisowastetimeinthinkingaboutit,forhoweverwediagisjustawasteoftime.It’saproblemwithoutasolution…ButIthinkthedaywillewhenIwilletoaandingofthisproblem.Perhapsohesolutionwilletomeunheralded,suddenlyandactally,justasnaturallyaswhenyourbowelsmovessmoothlyandyourstoolpopsout.Ibelievethatdaywillewithinmylifetime.NowIjusttohavetositquietlyandwait.”Davidyawoodupandstretchedhimselfsaying,
“Good!Yousitthereandwait.BesuretoletmeknowwhenyousolvetheproblegoingtolookforaquietaedallywhereItakeagoodnap…Straosay,myeyesusedtobegluedtothegroundlookingfarettebuttspeoplehadthrownawayasifthat’stheonlythingthatcouldcatchmyattention.Nowit’sdifferent.Myeyesarefreetoroahildwentintoashoptobuyady;atinyweedgrewoutofthecrevientbytheroadside;adolrbillfloateddownfromtheskyetc.areallmaterialIhadgatheredthatcouldbeweavedintoadream.Howwonderfullifeis!”
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