Book3:WereMyDreamIs

etroublemakingyourway.Leavethemtothetwoofus…”

    “Don’tworry,Iwooafightwithanyone”saidDimitrismiling.“Didn’tMr.FingersayIwaslikeabrokenballbythesideofthestreetthatanyonekickaround?IfthesepeopledoehereIwillgotoaquiet,isotederorleaveherealtogether.Youguyshaveworktodo.Goanddoyourjob.I’llbealright.”

    RichardandJamazleftasquicklyastheycame,buttheirwordsremaihDimitri.

    “Yes,”hethought,“Inthisworldtherearepeople,rottentothecore,livingmiserable,detandcorruptlives.Theircreedseemstobethemorecorrupt,thebetter.Buttheyarenotofthemajority,infacttherearen’treallythatmanyofthem.I,too,amahomelessvagabondandonewholovestodream.Ifmylifeisanexperiment,aretheresultscorrectorincorrect?Acctothenormalpatternoflife,whenaboygrowsuptobeamaearnhisownliviajobsomewhereasaclerkorcivilemployeeandtrytolivewithinhismeansonameagersary.Hewillmarryandhavechildren.Thepihewife’sappearahemorepthislifewillbe,andhewillfeelsafeandfreefrompressure.Asforchildrewoistheidealnumber,ashewouldnotbeabletoaffordmore.Theyscrimpandsaveandgoonafamilyvacatioheycouldaffordto.Afterafewsuchvacationsanditwouldbetimetoretire…Butmymodeoflifehasgoheoppositeway.Iunsciouslywalkedohtowardsbeingablindhomelessperson,ahomelesspersonwholovestodream.Peoplemaypitymeandfeelsorryformyplight,butiy,Icouldnothavemetmygoodfriendsotherwise.FriendsaretherichesIhaveaccumutedinlifeandwhomIotlivewithout.Friendsareindispensible,especiallytoablindmanlikeme.MyloveofdreamseobuildmyKingdomofDreamswithitsmagnifitpaces,twenty-fourbeautiesandmyKingdomfull