Everyone knows of the person who has lost his soul yesterday. He lives in the middle of the town, and led a life of simplicity. He was nothing more than just a dreamer. We always say he likes to build castles in the air, but we all realise after his death that his last few days of life was led to his fullest.
We often wonder when will death come knocking at our door. Is death a cloaked person carrying a scyte? Fascinated with all these as we were, Tam was the only person who knew what was Death. He made a promise to Death, and Death gave him a week more to live. It must be ridiculous listening to this, but Death does in a while come by to play.
Tam had an extra week. Within this week, he was stuck in his house, in his little cozy room, thinking and thinking. We did not realise then, but it seems that he was in his room for a long time. He was there, continuing his life, dreaming and dreaming of things that were impossible at that time. Going up beyond the sky? Flying like a bird? They were insane ideas!
He wasn't a man without love, but he gave his love to the wrong person at a wrong dimension. His love was to a perfect person who only existed in his little dream. But he couldn't bare to part with her, so he made a deal to Death to let him live for another week where he could bring her to all his dreams, and then Death can take his soul away and do whatever He desires.
So, he dreamt and dreamt, bringing her out for a walk, sitting beneath the stars, soaring up above the sky, exploring the secrets of the sea, and all other things that was within his dream. We called him impractical, but are we of any different from him?
On the last day of his week, he created another perfect person in his dream. Unwilling as he may be, he tied the not of these two perfect couple, and gave them a dream world to live in. His heart was aching violently, but he knew that he could never be the perfect person for her. With tears in his eyes, he turned away and faced Death.
"Was it right?" he asked Death.
Death gave a slight grin and said, "It was not right, but it was the best option. Your soul has riped, you could not remain with her forever. In addition, you know your love for her is nothing more than just a dream."Tam faced down and followed Death past the border of the dead. Before he stepped in, he turned back, "If only I was as perfect as you..."
That was the last dream he had, and the end of the life of a dreamer. We got hold of his diary, but the weird thing is... the writings on it for the last few entries were not his, they were of a lady's. And at the last page it was written, "My heart has always been with you..."
If only he was never a dreamer...
~Jason~ 3/6/2007
