Brother Simpleton

One day I suddenly realized two things.

It may sound trite, but it really happend to me.

I realized that I knew nothing in this life. Neither how to do things (with a questionable exception of wasting days after days in front of a computer monitor); nor how life itself is organized; nor where I am in this life.

All my past, full of failures, false achievements, and the occasional bouts of depression, seemed useless and irrelevant.

But at the same time I realized that I am quite satisfied with this state of affairs. I was not requesting anything from life. I was happy to enjoy simple things — a walk around the block; cooking and then eating my dinner; mowing the young grass in my yard.

That’s when I became a simpleton. Too simple to understand the world around me in all its complexity and sofistication. And simple enough to enjoy it as it is, without questioning.

This diary is an attempt to share my vision with you. I am not going to teach you how to live. I am not going to impose my opinion. Let’s just look around, and together appreciate what we see around. Whatever it is.