Oksana M. (ESE) - On Nature

I love severe frosts, raging winds, and have no fear of towering waves. I love autumn; it holds so much beauty of fading nature, subtle scents, rustles, and quiet stillness. This is all the harmony of nature, and I embrace it. But anything that destroys harmony stands out sharply to me and irritates me—I am ready to go and do whatever it takes to restore a harmonious space.

<...> My hobby is collecting sunsets. "How?" you might ask. Quite simply. When you find yourself inside a picturesque sunset, you soak it in and remember it for the rest of your life with your entire bodily and spiritual being. It is "nirvana." This state is hard to describe; in my understanding, this feeling is one of the highest steps of happiness. There is nothing around you—no problems, no body of yours, no surrounding reality—just a single feeling of absolute bliss.

Happiness is also stepping onto fluffy, light, pure, freshly fallen snow and feeling it gently crunch... Or taking down laundry that has been drying in the frost... This scent of fresh-frozen laundry lives somewhere deep in my subconscious and can provide the energy of happiness in any difficult life situation.