4099. He said
that even though he was convinced that the play Otis wanted to perform in the
dream was a play ultimately destined for all time, the entire universe and
everything in it, still the play had another audience, an audience of one
single person.
4100. “Every
creative endeavor, be it a painting or a drawing, a play, a poem or a work of
fiction, has all mankind as its audience, as I have just said, but more often
than not, a given work has also just one objective, and that is to win the
affections of one single person, even some as yet unknown person.”
4101. In this
regard, a creative work can be understood as just a love letter, even if that
love letter has neither an address or a destination. A series of works might be
seen as series of requests for love, pure and simple. And who is the only
person in this wild world that Otis loves the most? It is the Blacksmith’s boy,
and therefore in the conclusion of the dream, he is the only audience.
4102. So in
your mind Otis, you must accept that your desire to be a playwright is of
secondary importance, and must some day give way to your real purpose, which is
to attempt to return to your first affection, even if that return is not
possible, not even conceivable.
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