I'm of the opinion that imagination is a wonderful tool to affirm ourselves and face the world -- when you think about it -- that's all everybody is doing in a sense - self perception -- thus, the more efficiently we embrace such a 'quest' the more potential we have of reaching some kind of authenticity -- seemingly -- lol -- A characters truth may be a little embellished or over-stated but much of the character also remains hidden -- somewhere in between walks the author -- Great piece Misbah -- it is always interesting to see the author slowly peel back the layers to reveal the self!