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thereabouts； from which； in a little while； he will awakeat least； he
dreams so。
How dull； how impossible life would be without dreamswaking
dreams； I meanthe dreams that we call 〃castles in the air；〃 built by the
kindly hands of Hope！ Were it not for the mirage of the oasis； drawing
his footsteps ever onward； the weary traveler would lie down in the desert
sand and die。 It is the mirage of distant success； of happiness that； like
the bunch of carrots fastened an inch beyond the donkey's nose； seems
always just within our reach； if only we will gallop fast enough； that
makes us run so eagerly along the road of Life。
Providence； like a father with a tired child； lures us ever along the way
with tales and promises； until； at the frowning gate that ends the road； we
shrink back； frightened。 Then； promises still more sweet he stoops and
whispers in our ear； and timid yet partly reassured； and trying to hide our
fears； we gather up all that is left of our little stock of hope and； trusting
yet half afraid； push out our groping feet into the darkness。
Notes on the editing of this text：
1。 Italicized phrases are delimited by the underline character （〃_〃）。 2。
Hyphens have been left in the text only where it was the clear intention of
the author。 For example； throughout the text； 〃tonight〃 and 〃tomorrow〃
appear as 〃to…night〃 and 〃to…morrow〃。 This is intentional； and is not
simply a legacy of words having been broken across lines in the printed
text。 3。 The pound （currency） symbol has been replaced by the word
〃pounds〃。
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