Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第34/246页)

ngnoonecouldknowof.

    Dimitrihurriedbacktohislittlenicheofaroomafterfinishingsigninghislease,feelinghappy,rexedandunburdened.Actually,inhisstagnantlife,therewasreallynothingsentastorequirethishaste.Butinhisnomadlife,hewasusedtoidlenessandloafingabout,neverhavingbeenencumberedwithtrivialthingsheodo.Sohealwaysrushedtogetthesethingsoutofthewaysohecouldenjoyanabundanceofcherishedleisuretime.Hecouldnotaffordtoclutterhismindwithpettychoresanddistractitfromtheimportantthingsthatobedecidedrightaway.Hemusttratehiseffortsondealingwiththesemomentousissuesappropriatelyandsatisfactorily,astheleasthtcouldgiverisetounforeseeabledisaster.Forexample,hemustgivehisdazzlinggoldpaceasuitablenameandfindouthowsuenormousstrucouldhavebeenpletedht,aigationlongoverdue.Bysettlinginhishermitagebytheke,hiskingdomhadbeewithoutasn.Heoremedythisbyferrileof‘queen’ohebeauties.ButwhowouldbethebestdidatetoleadtheKingdomindealingwithitsdailyagendawasadecisionthatrequiredmuchforethought.AlsohewasnotignorantofthefactthatbarbariantribeshadbeenaggressivelyexpandingandwasgettingcloserandclosertohismysteriousKingdom,endangeringitssafety.Allthesewereimportahatrequiredhisimmediateattention.

    Takingabottleofgin,headdedsometohisgssejuice,movedachairovertothewindowandsatdowntoenjoythewarmsunandthecobreeze.Oldfashionedlovesongsfromthefifties,whichDimitriwasfamiliarwithinhisyouthdriftedoverfromthesidewalkoftheparkinglotacrossthestreet.Whatabeautifulday!Howsuitableformusing!JustasDimitriwasabouttogivefreereintohisimaginationahispowersofthinkinggraduallydevelop,hishandcameintotactwithawo,thefigureofatapdanghehadsgedfromaroadsidegarbageduringhisdaysasahomelessstreetperson,andhadkeptallthistime.Luckilyitwasonlyaninanimatepieceofwood,oritslimbswouldcertaiiff,strainedandpainfufterbeingcarvedintosuchapermaactivepose.Dimitrithoughthewasatoolofimagination,insomerespectssimirtothewooden.Thepleaseswithitsicalposeandwinsomeappearahusvindigthevalueandsignificeofitsexistence.Uponself-examination,whatwasthevalueandsignifiitri’sexistence?Wasitmerelypyingwithhisimaginationtofillthevoidofemptytime?Orwasittowhileawaythelongdrearyyearsoflifestretchedbeforehimwithaimlessmeditation?No,itwasnotso!DimitrihadestablishedamysteriousKingdomintheprimitivewilderhatbeloohimalowasthestpieceinsoilintheworlduntouchedbycivilization.Arounditwereeatelymountainrangesenclosingacrystalclearke.Inthemidstofthesebeautifulmountainsandkes,weremagnifitpaceswheremaiesofmatchlessgradeleganceresidediluxury,amidunheardoftreasuresandincalcubleriches.Dimitriwasthekingofallthis.Thoughstructedonlybyhisimagination,itsexistencecouldnotbedenied,foreventhoughthiselusiveandintangibleKingdomwasnotactuallysituatedonthisearth,itlivedinallrealitywithinDimitri’smind.GreatempiressuchasthegrandioseRomanEmpireiandtheflourishingTangdynastyiandtheirextremelypetentandcapablesedthousandsofyearsago.Wherearetheynow?Theyaregohthewind,lostintheobscureandflickeringcurrentoftime.Butweotdenythattheyhadexistedonthisearthandhadmadetheirbrilliant,indeliblemarkio