▁political ▁articles , ▁but ▁believed ▁in ▁President ▁Karl is ▁Ul man is , ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁quote ▁Leon ids ▁in ▁various ▁speech es . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁his ▁semi - aut obi ographic ▁novel ▁Will - o '- the - w isp ▁was ▁published , ▁which ▁covers ▁his ▁student ▁life ▁and ▁early ▁experiences ▁of ▁journal ism . ▁He ▁then ▁g athers ▁this ▁short ▁stories ▁together ▁in ▁the ▁publication ▁My ▁dream ▁land , ▁published ▁by ▁Gul bis ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁in ▁which ▁his ▁second ▁collection ▁of ▁po ems ▁Our ▁family ▁was ▁published , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁his ▁mother . ▁Se ctions ▁from ▁this ▁collection ▁were ▁read ▁at ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁ceremony ▁of ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁Monument ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁which ▁comm emor ates ▁the ▁Lat v ian ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁Bre ik š s ▁was ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁Writing ▁and ▁Books ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Social ▁Affairs , ▁under ▁painter ▁and ▁historian ▁Ern ests ▁Br ast i ņ š , ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Die vt uri ▁con greg ation . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁po ems ▁" Christ " ▁and ▁" P ray er ", ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁asks ▁God ▁for ▁strength ▁and ▁res ili ence ▁against ▁evil . ▁Still ▁wanting ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁lawyer , ▁but ▁with ▁little ▁time ▁to ▁study ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁degree , ▁his ▁writing ▁output ▁from ▁his ▁green -