Sometimes in senseless activity hides the most precious meaning.
I don’t just like wandering the streets of new cities — I adore it.
Casually watch passersby rush, pigeons flutter, parade of goods I don't need in shop windows... Move not where decided, but where curiosity nudges. Two steps forward, one back. Sit down.
Duck into a dark, dirty alley, ignoring the mind's question: "Why?" Sometimes just a dead end (and mind rejoices!), but sometimes I found a cute museum or shop of rare souvenirs. It's a dice game.
The charm is you can't really lose here. Got too anxious or bored? Turn around and exit by "marks" back.
But you can win an unpredictable amount. True, in an intimate sense that few people will understand. Maybe only someone who loves you and also values encounters with the hidden inside everyday life.
But you can win unpredictably much—in that intimate sense few grasp. Except the one who loves you, who cherishes the sacred in the mundane.
Now I have no chance to wander new cities. But it turns out you can do the same without leaving home. I roam in IG works of photographers from our time and past.
If it draws me in, I go deeper. If not, I move on. Long-past events and people come alive just for me. An endless Louvre — enjoy your finds all day long. Fresh-brewed coffee in hand!
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
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