“Oldmanme?Ihaven’tbeendoingmuch,justhavingagoodlohismIwaswokenupbythegofons,neighingofhorsesandshoutingofafewthousawasasifabigbattlewasbeingfoughtuphereonnd.Thentherewaspletesilence.IyandthoughtthatatsteveryonehaddiedandIcouldsleepsoundlyagain.Butthenafterawhiletherewereloudshoutsagainalloverthepcefollowedbysingingandmusicasifthedeadhadebacktolifeagain.Iwasthinkingwhattheheck.Why’tthedeadstaydead?Myslumberwasdisruptedandtherewaslittlehopeofmygoingbacktosleepagain.Theworsewassomeonepouredacupofthiswonderfulhundredflowerswiotheke.Itsfragrancereachedmeevenatthebottomoftheke,wakingupthewinewormsinmystomadtheybegantowreakhavocthere.WhatcouldIdo?Iamagluttonandanalcoholic,soIclimbedonshoreandhereIamagain!Youpeoplearereallyselfish.Youareenjoyingthiswonderfulfoodandwineanddon’tevenaskmetojoinin.That’sreallytoobadofyouandnothowgoodfriendsshouldtreateachother!”KingDimitriughedloudly,puthishandsaroundDwarfMickey’sshouldersandsaid,
“Don’tbeangry,mygoodfriend.Thereisanendlesssupplyofwinehere,allyoudrink.Iguaranteeyouhaveallyouwant,how’sthat?”
“OldfriendMickey”saidMr.Kaffeeholdinguphiscupofwine.“Ireally,reallymissedyou!eon,Iwilldrinktoyou,cheers!”EveryonehelduptheircuptoDwarfMickeyandtalkingandughiiedtheircups.Fromthenon,thefriendstoastedeachotherinthespiritofbonhomieforeveryceivablepurposeandhadaroodtime.Theseeightmen,whosefriendshipstartedinthemundaneworldwereuogetheragainincamaraderieintheKingdomofDreams.
Thesunwassetting,cthecloudsiernskyintfmihegrassswayedgentlyintheeveningbreezeasiftheytoowereslightlyintoxicated.Thegoldpacegaveoffahazy,dreamlikebrilliance.
“Ireally’tbelievemyeyes!”excimedMr.Kaffeewithdeepfeeling“Howcouldsuchasublimeandmagnifitpacemadeofsolidgoldexistonthesepins?It’smindbogglingthatsuchathingcouldhappen.Aremyeyesfoolingme?”
“Icouldn’tbelieveitatfirstmyself”saidKingDimitrismilingly.“Butitreallyisstandingtherebeforeus.ThetwinnymphsCharmaineaibehindtheirfatherZeus’badorderedtheheavenlyartisanstoedowhandfinishtheworkonthegoldpaonenight.OfcourseeverythingispossibleintheKingdomofDreamsahingisuakethisgoldpaceforexample;itssymboliificeisgreaterthanitssubstantialone.”
“Yettingmeallmixedup”interruptedDavid.“Whatdoyoumeanbyitssymboliificeisgreaterthanitssubstantialone?Ihavesatdownonthegoldthrowiditreallygavemeaverystrangefeeling.”
“Thestrangefeelingyougotwhenyousatohrone”repliedKingDimitri,“maybereal,butitcouldalsohavebeenanillusionbecauseintheKingdomofDreamsnothingisimpossible.Thatistosay,anythingispossiblehere.ThesymboliificeIwastalkingaboutwastosay,everyone’sfateisdifferentsointhismundaneworldpeoplemeetwithdiffereiakeaverysimpleexample,somearepoorandsomearerich;butrichorpoorwhentheyarealohemselvesorasleep;solongastheyarefagthemselves,intheirowstheyallregardthemselvesasareveredking…Toputitsimply,youarethekingofyourself.What’ssohardtouandaboutthat?Thesymboliificeofthegoldpaceisthatyouarethekingofyourself.Togoastepfurther,inthisKingdomofDreams,everythingistwo-sided.Thatistosay,itcouldbereal,butitcouldalsobeunreal.LikeIoftensaid,dreamsarepartofreallife,atinuationofreallife.Thereisnoactualdiffereweendreamsandreallife…DoyouuandwhatImean?”DaviddidnotknowatallwhatKingDimitriwastalkingabout.Infacthewasreallyfusedapletelyataloss,butMr.Kaffeenoddedandsaid,
“Iseemtouandalittleofwhatyoumean.”Pointingtotheshoreattheoppositeendofthewideexpanseofkewaterheadded,“Thenthegeousandmagnifitgoldpacehasitsownsymboliifice,right?”KingDimitrinoddedemphaticallyandanswered,
“Yht.Thatnewlystructedgoldpacehasitsownsymboliifice.Asyouknow,Iamanepicureanandgastronomer.Iliketobesurroundedbybeautifulwomenandhaveagoodtimewiththem.OfcoursethatiswhenIamintheroleofKingDimitri.ButinreallifeIamapennilesshomelessperson,cursedbyfatetobeablindman.Iroamthestreetsdriftingandwanderingaimlesslyatthemercyofwailingwindsandweepingraihepainandsufferingpiledonmebylife’swretchedcircumstances.Doyouknowwhatgavemestrengthtogoonliving?It’smydreams.WheneverIfeltutterlycrushedandoverwhelmedbylife’strialsandtributionsbeyondallbearing,IwouldretreatandseekrefugeintheKingdomofDreams.ThereIyking,physicallyhealthyandpsychologicallybanced.Sothesymboliificeofthegoldpacewasdreams…Dreamsgraduallyformedintandendurableflexibilityandmagicalpsticityandeveryone’scharacterhashisowncharmandfasation…Thathuge,magnifitpaceyouseeontheoppositeshorewasnewlybuiltformebymytwoloyalservantsandfriendsImaginationaivitybecausetheoldonewasdestroyedbyfire.ThereIoheredtwenty-fourbeautiesfromallersoftheearthahemintheoldpacetolivetogetherinpeadharmony.Theywerelikeexoticbirdsimprisonedinanexpensivegoldcage.Onthesurfacetheyseemedtohaveeverythingtheywanted:gourmetfood,expehesetc.Butiytheylostthefreedomtoroamurainedlyiblueskies.SoIopehecagedavethembacktheirfreedomtoflyatwill…”
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