Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第31/246页)

andohecloudseemedtosymbolizeman’sgoalinlife,beitlove,wealthorpower;orperhapsallthree.Butitissouableandgeable,sometimesingtogetherandsometimesdispersing.KingDimitrithought,“Whyismyimpressionoflifesovagueandhazy?Thepainfulexperiencesbandedinmymemoryaicpassii,andtheinnumerablevisitationsofLadyLuckgavemeunfettableimpressionsoflife.IhadthoughtIhadaperfedprofounduandingoflife,buttheseridvividimpressiohoughtheybe,couldnotwithstandtheerosionoftime.AlreobliteratedandIamleftiasaninfant,ignorantoftheperceptionoflife,apletebnk.Perhapslifeislikeacloudfloatingintheair,carefreeandlight-hearted,withorememberanyimpressions.Itwouldbebestteteveself.”Whenthedancewasover,thedayhadbeguntodawnandthesplendidgoldpaceglitteredwitheye-dazzlingbrilliaonhisthrone,KingDimitriwasstilldeepinhisturbulentthoughts.

    Afterthreewholedaysandnightsofuninhibitedrevelry,thenativesoftheKingdomhadfullymaedtheirloyaltyanddemonstratedtheirjoyattheirsurnthroughsonganddanoweverythingieriousKingdomhadreturheirinalpeadundisturbedtranquility.Intheheavyfog,soundsoffishermancastingtheirscameclearlyoverthewater.Onthenarrowtrailsinthemountainscouldbeseennativesshoulderiheirwaytoworkohenativeshadreturheirsimple,primitivewayoflife,upatsunriseasu.KingDimitrididnotgobacktohissplendidluxuriouspace,wherehisbeautieshadbeenwaitingsoeagerlydayandnightforhisreturn.Theyhadhopedtosharethesepreomentswithhimfromdawntodusk,buthesettledhimselfinthesmallhutbythesideoftheke.ThisstrawthatchedhutwithmudwallshadinallybeenbuiltforLotustosoleherhomesiess.NowithadbeethehermitagewhereKingDimitrilivedalohoughsometimeshestillwentbacktothepacetospendtimewiththebeauties,andoccasionallytheywouldetovisithimathistranquilretreat,onthewholeKingDimitri’slifewashardw,livingonthefruitsofhisownborbythesweatofhisbrow.Inhisheart,thereseemedtobeascale.The‘me’iyandthe‘me’inmydreamsaretwopletelydiffereies.Butsometimesthesetwobeeone.Imustfindapointofbaweenthem,herfavoheother.Iotletthereal‘me’enduredirepovertyandbodilytormentwhilethe‘me’inmydreamsliveinunheardofluxuries,enjoyingfame,fortuheundyingloyaltyofmysubjects.Thisistoounjustandisagainstmymoralsce.KingDimitriwasaninnatelykindandbenevolentman.Notonlywashepassioohisfellowhumanbeingsandanimals,hewasequallysympathetictohisotherself,lefttosufferinthemundaneworld.Hethoughtthatthemoreextremetheluxuryheenjoyedinhisdreams,thesoonerwouldhisdreamsendandhewouldrelutlybebareallifeagain.Therefore,inhisdreamshedeliberatelychosetoliveasecludedandlonelylifeibytheke,hopingtherebytoextendthelengthofhisdreams.Butiy,whereisthedreamthatdoesnotend?Uiseter.

    Chapter4ThreeTrueFriendsiy

    Dimitriwokefromhisdreams,hisearsfilledwiththehubbubofcitystreetsandthenoiseines.“As,Iambaybeautifulndofdreamsintoreallifeagain!”Thoughunwilling,therewasnothinghecoulddoaboutit.Amidthestreetnoises,hecoulddisthechirpingofbirds,clearandcrisp.Openinghissleepyeyes,hesawgoldenlightfloodinginfromhiswindowsawasm.Thoughbliillretainedenoughofhissenseofsighttodistinguishbetweennightandday.Thenfromtheparkinglotacrossthestr