“Proudmountainsfightvaliantlyagainsttheerosionoftime,
Butcouldnotwithstandthecaressofthespringbreeze.
Iamlikethelonelyweepingwillowbythewater.
HowIresistyourtendereyes,softlyrog?”
Lotuswalkedtowardsthewindow.Shetookherhandkerchiefandthrewitintotheair,whereitbecameawhitecloud,floatinghigherandhigherinthesky.Lotus’heartwasfilledwithhappiness.Ihecloudwasalivinganiswasenergyproducedbymovementsoftheheartandmind.Thebeautiesalctedupondesiresclosetotheirhearts.However,nonewishedforriches,jewelryorpreciousgemsforinthisfabulouslyrigdomofDreamstheywereeverywhereandtherebysideredonandcheapastherodtiledebristhatlitteredthegroundinthemundaneworld,andtherebynotsideredrareorunique.
NaughtygirlDornajureduparabbit,whichshechasedalroundthehall,ughingmerrily.Amalia,whostillretaiheéofyouthinhersedchildhood,joinedherinrunningaftertherabbit.SheiandYokowereafraidshewouldfalndetoharm,sotheyranafterAmaliaandheldherbythearms.Bythen,AmaliahadpletelyfottenaboutaskingDornatogivebackherflyingbroodusawatchedthenorth-westernskiesandsawonlyaneretchofcloudlessblue.Everythingappearednormal,butMedusaseemedrestless,filledwithasenseoffearanduneasiness.
KingDimitrisaashappeninginthegreathall.Itseemedtofirmwhathewasthinkingaboutinhisreverie.Heraisedhiscrystalgoblettohislipstotakeanothersip,butfouy.Hehelditoutsaying,
“Fillitupagainforme,please!”Theinvisiblehandpouredhimanss.ThebeautiesstoppedwhattheyweredoiheysawKingDimitriwasawakeagainandfocusedtheirattentiononhim.KingDimitritookasipofhiswineandsaid,
“Ladies,yourattentionplease.AndIbegyoutotakemywordstoheart.Theywillbeofgreatbeoyouinyourfuturelives.WhatIwanttosayisthis,“Thoughitisogetheexternalworldoutsideofyou,yourinternalstateofmindbeged.Youmustuandhowtooperatea.Onceyourinternalstateofmindisged,itisequivalenttogiernalworld.”Thesewordsmayseemhardtouand,buttheywillbeverifiedteroninyourlife.”Everyoakenabackbyhiswords.OnlyQueenAishasmiledinacquiesce.
WhileKingDimitriwaslostinreveriejustnow,hismihroughawindingandtortuousjourney.Hethought,
内容未完，下一页继续阅读