“You are incorrigible idealist romantics”-the older generation hears such a remark today from the young. It seems to whom, as not to them, young, to experience rainbow dreams, bright hopes, anticipation of flight? And people with experience, on the contrary, are supposed to gradually be disappointed and slowly descend to the sinful land. But no: […]

I will tell you directly: do not count on me when you want to contrast pretense and authenticity/sincerity. We are very lucky that we can pretend: it proves that we are not quite obeyed by our essence, our emotions, our “identity” and our beliefs. Pretense is a sign of freedom that distinguishes civilized animals, which […]