The ideal bench

 

"The ideal bench" is a book published in 2020. Including thoughts for all seasons, it is a series of brief texts which have been written in the course of one year and presented to a few friends on the social media every Monday. Seated on a different bench everytime, I would philosophise about life, human nature, time, the environment and other important or less important matters. 

An excerpt from the Preface:

"The ideal bench gave me inspiration for many a poem, for many philosophical thoughts. The ideal bench was a haven in difficult moments, and the statues of the park often lent an ear to my confessions. The bench is no longer a mere object, a spot where the passer by would stop to rest. It is now associated to the observation of the world and to the meaning of existence. Seated on the ideal bench, I started researching things and habits which I had never seen before. And some unfamiliar, new topics would cross my mind. I decided to share them with more people. After an entire year in search of the ideal bench, I came up with answers to many questions. The ideal bench became the omphalos of the earth."

The paperback edition contains also photos. 

You can order it here 

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