
"Nothing would make me happier."
He paused poignantly, and had a drink before beginning.
"There there my dear one,
your dreams were simply too small.
You ask for a pretty painted shell
when Life wants to give you the ocean.
You ask for a picket fence
when Life wants to leave you free
to run your wild horses.
You ask for a star
on a neglected downtrodden boulevard
when Life has already prepared
a place for you to light up the sky.
You ask for love
when life wants to show you
what it is to be consumed with Love
and set fire to the world with your flames.*
He looked at the northern lady as if he expected applause.