Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第277/327页)

Dimitri.“Theremaybemanymulti-millionairesandbilliohisworld,buttherearemany,manymorepeoplelivinguhepovertylirugglingalltheirlivesjusttosurvive.Tothem,thefleshbodyisthecauseofsufferingsandworries.Also,havingafleshbodymeansthatyouwilliablyhavetofaceaging,siessandultimatelydeath.Sotomehavingafleshbodyismoretroublethanit’sworthbecauseallitreallybringsissufferingsandworries.ButthensinceIalreadyhaveone,Imustfacerealityandtakegoodcareofit.Itcouldbesaidthathowtotreatyourfleshbodyisavastscethatrequiresyourwholelifetostudy.Allhumanbeings,richorpoor,mustfaceaging,illnessah,soitcouldbesaidthatthoughhumanbeingsmayhavedifferentfates,butinthefaceofdeathallmenareequal.”Creativitysankintoadeepreverieandmurmured,

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    “Yht.helesswemustfindajustandfairequilibriumbetweenrichesandpoverty.”

    “Thatwouldbehardtodo”ughedDimitri.“Sihebeginningoftimeshistoryhasrecordedthatmanycleverpeople,philosophersandsuchallwaosolvethesameproblem,butintheendnonesucceededbecauserichesandpovertyareonlycepts.Iythereisnojustandfairwaytomeasurerichesandpoverty.Thetwoceptsaretradictory.Takemeforinstahecitiesofthemundaneworld,Iamapennilesshoboandapitifulblindman.Iamonthelowestdderofsocietywithnorecourseavaibletobettermylot.Thankstothehelpfromthetwoofyou,Imaginationaivity,mybestandmostloyalfriends,IfoundmywaytotheKingdomofDreams.Thereyoubuiltmeamagnifitpace,broughtmaiestotheKingdomtokeepmepanyandevenbuiltmeasolidgoldpace.Yougavemesubjectwholovedmeandmademeahighandmightykingrespectedaeemedbyall.Idoogointodreamndtohaveallthis,evennowwhenIamwideawake;Ifeelthatmyinnermostheartisfullofereasures,whichmakesmyheartfulltooverflowing.Soinmycase,whereistheboundarybetweenrichesandpoverty?”Dimitri’swaveCreativitymorefoodforthought.Heagainfellintoabrownstudyanddidnotspeakagain.

    ItwasthenthatDimitrirealizedthathisotherloyalpanionImaginationhadbeeforquitesometime.Sohesaid,

    “HeyImagination,whathaveyoubeenthinkingabout?Whyhaven’tyousaidanythingallthistime?”

    “Iamnotatalliedinwhatthetwoofyouhadbeentalkingabout.Ifeelthatthetopicsofriches,poverty,fleshbodyandsuchhavenothingtodowithmeasIdon’thaveanyofthevyyourhavingafleshbodybecauseifIhadone,Icouldwearbeautifulclothesandattracttheattentionofeveryonewhoseesme.Won’tthatbewonderful?Lookatthatbeautifulwomansittingtowardstheleftinfrontofyou.Isn’tsheanexampleofwhatIwant?”DimitrilookedtowhereImaginationindicatedandsarettyyoungwomanwearingawhiteshort-sleevedshirt,applegreenkhskirtandwhitesemi-highheeledshoeswhowasimmersedinreadingabookinherhand.

    “Lookatthatyoungwoman”saidDimitri.“Thematerialoftheclothessheiswearingisnotexpebecauseoodtasteinputtifittogetheritemphasizesheryouthandvitality.Mostimportantofallisthevibesshegivesout.Anyonewhoesintactwithherothelpbutbeaffectedbyherpeacefulserenity.Itissuchvibesthatinfluehewholeseofthetrain,makingpeoplefeelpeadserehat’swhyIthinkeveryonehashisorherownwayofdressing,butthevibestheygiveoutaredifferentacctotheindividual.Don’tyouthinkso?”Imaginationnodded,buthereyeskeptgoingtothatbeautifulyoungwoman.