The journey in the country of recollections

Richard liked to be inside recollections of his childhood. Often Richard remembered days of his childhood, "I lived with my beautiful young parents in a big house. They loved each other. They loved me. Trees were high. My parents had a huge garden with many beautiful flowers. Also I remember a big blue river. I had much pleasure when we had a walk to this river. The high sky was flying above us. I remember big streets. There were many big houses lining broad streets. It was a wonderful big space of gladness, love and happiness for me." Richard's recollections were a spiritual support to him. His present life was not too kind for him. He had many problems. Only his recollections did not betray him. He liked to walk along the roads which were brought to him by his memory. Often Richard remembered a young beautiful girl who liked to wear a bright red dress. She always had a tender smile to him. She was so charming that flowers in her hands had less beauty than the girl. "Maybe she was born on another planet. She simply forgot to tell me about it. Maybe…" Richard thought. "I must go back in the city of my childhood. I must see the big streets and the huge garden of my parents. Maybe I could find the girl too," the man decided. "My parents died many years ago. The house will probably be empty now." Richard had a long trip to the town where he lived many years before. He was very glad of his decision, "I am going inside my memory. I will find all my recollections. It will give new moral force to me." Richard left the train. He decided to find the street where his parents' house used to stand a long time before. Richard was in a wonderful mood. He was only puzzled to see that the streets were very old and very narrow. All the houses, which were standing along the streets, were very small too. They had not much beauty. Trees were usual ordinary trees. Richard asked a woman who was standing in front of her old house about his parents' house. "I will help you," the woman said. "At present a young family lives in this house. I remember the nice funny boy with large grey eyes who lived in this house many years ago. Unfortunately he is in another city nowadays. I will never forget him," the woman said with sadness. Richard looked at the woman attentively. Suddenly he realized that she was the girl from the days of his childhood. She was the girl of Richard's dreams. But the woman was calm and tired. She was not like the girl from his recollections. And she was not born on another planet. The woman was an ordinary tired woman. "I can not believe it is the truth. I am sure that it is a terribly false." Richard thought. He had to go back to the train which was like a strange friend for him. The train could help him back to the big crazy city where Richard had lived for so many years. Richard decided to keep calm. It was important for Richard because he was beginning to realize that he had lost something very important in his life. Nevertheless Richard was surprised again when he saw the small river with its small old bridge. He feared he might turn mad if he didn't find a solution to feel better. His solution was simple, "It is not the river of my childhood. I will not believe it. It is another river. I will forget this journey in my recollections. My life has many hard days. I will not be able to survive if I lose the world of my recollections. Now I will not go to the house of my parents. Let this house remains big and beautiful house in my memory. Let the garden remain the huge beautiful garden. I need it. It is my spiritual world which will always be the reality for me by my recollections. I will forget this journey." He was going along a small old street. He was so sad that he did not realize that he was going to the house of his parents instead of taking the road to the train. Drops of fresh rain began to play their tender soft music on the leaves of old trees. Suddenly Richard heard somebody calling him. He looked at the old house. It was the beautiful huge garden around that house. An old man and an old woman were standing on the porch of the old house. They were smiling to him and giving a wave.