We have one acquaintance who actually went to live in the forest, and practically does not appear in the city. And the thing is that he had a big trouble in 2010. The little son suffocated in the crib, and his wife could not cope with her grief, and jumped from the 10th floor. The story is sad. I remember how he walked blacker than a cloud for six months, stopped communicating with people, grew a beard. We were very worried about him, but it's so easy to go up to him and say: "Everything will be fine, are you, life goes on!" - no one dared.
Of course, they crossed paths for some household matters. He became interested in hunting and fishing, bought a gun, tackle for fishing, and often began to disappear in the forest, then on the lake. And then he left to live in the forest altogether, sold the apartment, bought himself everything he needed, and disappeared.
From the benefits of civilization, he has waterproof clothing and shoes, cartridges and a gun, toothbrushes. It is surprising, but he makes the fire himself, he also gets food himself, no radio, TV, player, telephone, practically no shopping. He does not invite anyone to visit him, and he himself never asked for it either.
He made a hut for himself, with his own hands, and lived in it. And so from the age of 11, and then disappeared altogether. It turns out he really moved to the forest for permanent residence! Moreover, he did not even go out in winter, although the cold was serious. Then in 13 we saw him, he sold fur, and with the proceeds he bought medicines, tools and other trifles. And then he disappeared again.
We haven't seen him for 3 years! I was already beginning to think that something had happened to him. And then we met by chance on the street. He did not look like a hermit, but in modern clothes, like hunting, though he was overgrown and very old. So he himself found one of our acquaintances, because he needed door hinges, nails and grindstones. I was so interested to learn about his life, but instead, for some reason I started telling him about everything that happened in civilization over the past 3 years. About the war in Syria, about the Olympics in Sochi and about military operations in the east of Ukraine. He listened to me reluctantly, averted all his eyes, and then just waved his hand, saying: "Yes, to hell with him!" And that's all, he said goodbye, and again went into the forest.
And, of course, he was gone again. Last year, he was stunned by what is happening in the world. A man came out to sell something and buy something, and then such news. They forced him to put on a mask, and he didn't even know what was going on. He, probably, once again realized that he did the right thing by choosing a hermit. The economic crisis, wars, total wearing of masks, a pandemic ...
A man came to town to buy a rope, hooks and line for a fishing rod, and here such a madhouse is going on! I explained to him for a long time what and how it began. He looked at me like an idiot. After all, there, in the forest, you do not need to wear masks, you do not need to eat antiviral by handfuls, and he hardly treats his hands with antibacterial substances. He even laughed at some point, although the situation is still very dire.
Before leaving, he decided to ask me a question:
- Do you know what the beauty of life in the forest is?
- Well, and in what, - I could reflect, but I wanted to hear his opinion.
- The beauty of life in the forest in peace and quiet. I have never felt so good as now. I don’t know what’s going on in the world, I don’t stand in lines for meat and milk - I don’t need all this. I enjoy freedom, tranquility, nature. Its smells and sounds, and I'm definitely not going to go back!
It turns out that this year he has been living in the forest for 10 years already. And more and more often I think that, probably, the man did the right thing, that he was able to get out of civilization!
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