Air

It’s a pity you don’t see me… unless I’m dirty. I'm actually quite beautiful… like the ocean waves… especially when I bring you the sound of human speech, singing birds, or music; when I penetrate through holes and fill everything around you.

No, it’s not my job, it’s just my hobby. I like music, I like the speech of living beings, but most of all I love my own singing… you call it wind...

And what are you singing about, Air?

I sing about anything I want. By changing speed and direction, I touch anything that responds to my touch. A curtain, a tree branch, reeds, street alleys, and even human hair, everything accompanies and responds to my touch…

My orchestra is the whole world, and the whole world is ready to sing with me whenever I move a little…

And what do you do at work, Air?

Actually,  nothing. When I’m at work, my songs are not that welcome. It is better when I’m unnoticed and invisible...

...when I’m invisible, most often I’m pure, and when I’m pure, I’m more needed at work. Billions of creatures breathe me – even you. And most likely I will be needed for billions more...

...I volunteer, I work for free. Everybody pays for bread, for water ... well, water has also been looking for a side job lately… I, on the other hand, work for free...

...my employment contract is with myself as I love freedom, and because of that I understand the value of life. No wonder, when you are deprived of a breath of air, you desperately cling to life...

I can’t disagree with you, Air. I love you early in the morning, I love you late at night. I love you near beehives and above a tranquil sea. I love you in high mountains, where you seem rather untouched. You're too modest and didn’t tell me about all your hobbies...

...not only sounds, but also smells are your constant passengers. Without you we won't recognize the hug of our beloved grandmother, or that we’ve opened the door to our home…

...I tell you what – if there was a shovel for digging air, we would find many treasures in your excavations...

…(laughs)… A shovel for digging air…(laughs)…