More than necessary.
More than necessary. Some time ago, I was cleaning out my closet and saw a ton of junk that had accumulated there over the years. I'd periodically shuffled things I thought…
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The stereotype of a fisherman's patience.
The stereotype of a fisherman's patience. When it comes to the concept of patience, which is so valuable if we use it correctly, people often think of fishermen patiently…
A hurried night.
A hurried night. Night is a strange thing. Sometimes it's in no hurry, and usually when, for some reason, we don't feel like sleeping but really need to. Conversely, the night…
The same news, but different perceptions of it in a time continuum.
The same news, but different perceptions of it in a time continuum. From childhood, we were taught to be surprised by things, for example, by gifts that were pre-wrapped in…
Unpretentious mushrooms in ideal conditions.
Unpretentious mushrooms in ideal conditions. If you've ever had any kind of pet, fish, a hawk, a parrot, or anything else, chances are the salesperson's claim that they were…
On the other side of sleep.
On the other side of sleep. Some scientists are interested in finding out what dreams are and how they appear in our minds, but sometimes I’m interested in knowing what’s…
A Complex Concept: Wait for the Wind!
A Complex Concept: Wait for the Wind! Some things seem so simple that they're incredibly difficult to understand, because, because of their simplicity, or because of their…
Oneness with nature.
Oneness with nature. Sometimes we call something something by a name, but don't understand the essence of what we're saying. For example, this happens when we talk about…
Lobbying for happiness.
Lobbying for happiness. You can argue with me, but often, this is something that never comes to us through lobbying, through convictions. It's either there or it's not, and…
A tracker's nostalgia.
A tracker's nostalgia. I could be wrong, but not by much, if I say that every child who read James Fenimore Cooper's novel "Pathfinder" dreamed of learning to read tracks. In my…