The Dreams

Dream 165

I read a magazine article by Prof. “ ‘Ayn” that was cruelly critical of my person and my works.

Then he materialized before me apologetically, saying that he intended the article to lay the basis for a dialogue between us. This would generate an uproar that could bring the departed back to life.

“Who would believe in this dialogue,” I told him, “when you’ve been dead for fifteen years?”

“It depends on the fact that the present generations have lost all memory,” he replied.

“Your article,” I rejoined, “is dearer to me than stark indifference or deceitful flattery.”