shrewdnessandcapability.Hervoicewasalittlehoarse,perhapsduetoindulginginaloking.
“Yes”shesaidasshetalkedonherphone.“Iamtheduty.Whatisit?Somanypeoplenotingintoday...Haveyouaskedthemwhy?…What?Goingtoballgames...Absurd!…Don’tthesepeopleknowthateverymiheirtimeispaidforbythepany?…Everymiheirtimeshouldbespentwforthepany,orelsetheyareguiltyofdereli…Thesepeoplearereallywithoutsce!...Don’ttheyknowthatretlypetitionissofiercethatourpanyishavingtofightharderandhardertostayaheadofourpetitors?Somanypeoplenotingtoworkaltoncewillgreatlyaffectourprodu.Whowillberesponsibleifwefallbehindonourquota,otfinishourworkontimeandmissthedeliverydate?...TellthepeopleinHumanResourcesthatallthosewhodidnotetoworkfornovalidreasonwillbefired.TellthemthatIsaidso.Ourpawantirresponsibleemployeeswhothinkonlyoftheirownpleasureaatalledaboutthegoodofthepany.Whydowewanttokeepsuchpeople?Firethemall…What?Theyareprotectedbyuniontradotbefired?...Oh…Thehemthattherewillbenopayforthetimenotputinandputtheirhebcklist.Theirtractsarenottoberenewedwhenthisoneexpires.Iwantallofthemtogettheirpinkslipsthen!...Iamonmywaytotheoffice.We’lltalkaboutitthen…”ShehungupandhurriedquicklyintotheBARTstation.ObviouslysheermaCEOtypeandwasstillmutteringangrilyasshewalkedaway,“Whoohissostupidastanizeballgamesonaweekday?Justtoseepeoplepyingball.That’sabsurd!Abigballparkholdtensofthousandsofspectatorsatatime.It’swastihatcouldhavebeenputtogooduseattheirjobs.Allthosetensofthousandsofpeoplecouldhaveproducedalotofeicvalue.Havethosepeopleanizingballgameseverthoughtofthat?That’ssomuchwaste…”Imaginationaivitylookedateachother,shooktheirheadsandsighed,obviouslynotagreeingwiththatwoman’swords.
“Ithinkthatwomanmustbeamammonite”saidImagination.“Shemeasureseverythingbyitseicvalue.Sheisnotyoungbuthaskeptherfigure.Thatmeaexercisealot,orshewouldnothavebeeomaolooklikethat.Sincesheherselflovesexercise,whydoesshesureheremployeesforwatgballgames?Thereisanoldsaying,“Dountoasyouwouldthattheyshoulddotoyou.”Thatwomanistooselfish.”
“Laborandmahavealwaysbeenonoppositesidesinanydispute”saidCreativity.“Theirretionshiphasbeoreandmorestrainedaroversyhasbeedeeperthanever.Bothsidesthinktheirretionshipisoneofexploitationandbeingexploited.Actuallythatperceptionistid.Theyshouldlookatitfromanotherprospective.Theretionshipbetweenborandmaisoneofco-operation.Oneofferscapitaheroffersbethertheyproduceavaluableproduct.Thegainbesharedandeveryonewillbehappy.Whyletthierioratetosuchastatethatthereissomuchbadfeeling,distrustay?…Actuallyborandmarelyoneachother.Idon’tseewhytheyarealwaysintroversyandrubbingeachotherthewrongway.Ifbothsidestookastepbadthoughtfortheothersidealittle,Iamsurethingswouldeaseupandbothsidescouldco-existpeacefully.”
“Humansocietyistrendingtemetropolis,withrgepoputionscrowdingintolimitedspace”saidImagination.“Idon’tlikethatatall.Iprefertheoldpastoralwayoflife,liketheoheKingdomofDreams.TheKingdomisnebutthepoputionisalsosmall.Lifethereissimple,justfarming,fishingandhuntingandyouchoosewhatyouwanttodo.Ifyoudon’twanttodoanything,andwanttoshutyourselfinsideyouhomeahat’soktoo.Noonewillinterferewithyou.Thereisionofexploitingorbeingexploitedthere.Thereissomuchgrainandfoodpiledupinthegranary,thatnoonewilleverbeginanything.Childrenpyinthecourtyards;womenweaveihehut.Lifeissimpleandserene.oworryaboutfeedingthemselvesandtheirfamily.HowIwishtogobacktotheKingdomofDreamsandlivethelifethere.Yougetupwhenthesunrisesandgotowork.Yourestwhenthesus.ButourmasterKingDimitridoesoiogobackthere.”
“Right”echoedCreativity.“Everymwiththehoeonmyshoulder,Iwouldwalktowardsthefieldsatthedawn’sfirstlight.Iwouldworkhardasweatflowfrommybodyintothesoil,watgwithhappysatisfaastheseedsIpnted,sproutandgrowintowheat.ThehesusIwillgobayhut,eatafullmeandthenclosethedoorandhaveagoodnight’ssleep.Ilikethissimplebutfulfillinglifetoo.”
Afterleavingthenoisymetropoliswithitscrowdsofpeopleandunendingtraffic,ImaginationheldCreativity’shandandstoppedatapcewheretherewerebeautifulhillsandwater.Itwasaserenehouseinthesuburbs.Imaginationstoodbythekelookingatthecrystalclearsparklier.Thenshegazedatthenearbyhillswheretherewerequiteafewhouses,cssiclookingandartisticallybuilt,givingforthajollyatmosphereofliveliness.
“Howluckyarethesepeoplelivinghere!”saidImagination.“Theyjoytheserenehillsaer,butalsohavetheuseofallthemodernveniences.HowIwouldliketokeepthisverygoodmemoryoflifeohforeverdeeplyetchedinmymemory,obefotten.IcouldbringitoutandwonderuponitanytimeIwant.”Creativityughedandsaid,
“Youspendtoomuchtimepoverthisbeautifulsery.Itisonlyaseofyourimpressions.Everythingwillge.Don’tfetthatyournameisImaginationandmineisCreativity.Whateveryouimagine,Imakeitreality.Onlythusweimproveandadvance,right?”
“Yht,”saidImaginationsmilingandnoddingherhead.“Yht.YournameisCreativityandmineisImagination…”Amongthemanypeoplestrollingaroundthekeuhebrilliantbutserenesunshinewasayoungcouplepushingastroller.Theyoungmother’sfacewaswreathedinhappysmilesasshesaid,
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