from 'The Earth is the Lord's' by Taylor Caldwell

"Where is the perfect place where a mans heart shall be at rest, and his soul at peace, and where he can live with his fellows and not long to destroy them?
Seek this state in your own heart, O Man, and when thou hast found it then shall it exist in the whole world...The condition where all men shall persue perfection, but never fully attain it. Where there is gentleness with dignity, kindness with reason, learning with aristocracy, love with pride, peace with strength, mercy as wide as the earth, wisdom with humility, and knowledge with wonder.
Respect another's soul, O Man, and demand respect for thine own...
Delight in what is beautiful, and be horrified by what is evil. Discipline thyself gladly for the sake of thy fellows. Love truth, for falsehood is the tongue of the slave. Speak not of money, but of freindship and God...Dishonour not thy soul, and thou shalt dishonour no other. Have faith, for without faith a people must perish.
Be at peace. Be just. Remember that the world before thee is only thine own dream."

This is part of a speech made by a Buddhist monk, captured in a caravan on the Silk road to warriors of Genghis Khan before he is put to death, and they still move me as profoundly since first reading them over 20 years ago. My question is: can such a world exist outside of imagination?