Book1:TeDream-Maker
omehowshefeltrestless,feelingtherewassomethingsheshouldhavedodidn’t.Searghermind,itsuddenlydawnedohatshehadhepapersyet.No,shehadhepaperssinceJoshua’sdeath.Habitsofformerdaysstillydormantinhermemoryandoccurredagainwhendistressed.Shelitacigaretteandsatdown. Thelivingroomwashugewithtwosetsoffurniture:oneese,oern.Theesesetwasmadeofrosewood,cqueredandeboratelycarved,coveredwithembroideredsatincushions.Thewesterwasofvelvet,softandfortable.Therewerethingsscatteredaroundtheroom,chosenfortheirartisticvalue:athickPersiancarpetwovenwithpicturesoftheCrusaders,sculptureoffuciusotbellywhichJoshuachosebecauseitwassodifferentfromtheusuallikenessandshowedtheiivenessoftheartist,areplicaofRodin’s"Musing",hisfavoritesculpture.Nooneknewwhatthatmanwasthinkingofsittingtherecradlinghischeeksinhishands.TherewasalsoanivorycarvingofaThaidancer,frozeninherbeautifundmeicalposture.Thesewereallmasterpicesmadebyartistsdepigthehumanbodyastheirsubjectmatter.Man’sposturediffersinthedifferentstagesofhislife.Theeandvivaciousnessofchildhood,wherelifeforcesbrewandgrowforalongtimeexplodeintotheseeminglyeverstingenergyofyouth,likethebudjustburstingwithbloom.Thehestabilityandsophisticationofadulthood,themostpreciousandgoldenageofman,whichisliketheflowerinfullbloom,themostbeautifundfasatingstage,untilitmellowsandfadesintooldage,wherethebodyshrinksandshrivelsandthefacewrinkles.Butitislikethesettingsunwhichleavesitsresiduewarmthoh,symbolizingthekindnessalenessofoldage.Thoughman’sbodygebecauseofoutwardenviroandcir