There is only a crane in the sky

Alley of sculptures

Goldy, put his friend in the house next door, while pointing his finger at his.

- If you need me just shout, from the balcony or from the window, or just call me if you need help like in horror movies.

- f**k you, - the answer to Goldy's joke sounded with a laugh.

- And knock it off, I mean sleeping until evening.

- It's in the distant past.

- The fridge is full of food and sweets, in case you get the urge to chew.

- Gotcha, can I leave already? - Cal hinted, holding the doorknob ajar.

For the first time in a long time, Cal felt exhilarated, a surge of positive energy as he filled his lungs to capacity with oxygen. The vigor of mind and body did not foreshadow an early sleep, despite the richness of the day lived. A wall lamp attached above the bed, with a soft, non-straining light, allowed Cal to finally flip through his notebook.

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You can remain in endless reflections and dreams, which do not almost change a person's reality for the better, but on the contrary take up precious time. The decision that a person has to make at the moment of his confusion on the path of life should cover the entire rest of his life. And should include desire, strategy and action.

The desire should be so strong that for the sake of the desired, a person will be ready to sacrifice or give up something that is really dear to him.

Strategy and action are links in a chain that cannot be separated from each other.

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The art of speaking briefly and meaningfully is a necessity for those who wish to grow their personality. A person who knows how to express a thought properly will be useful to himself and others. Speaking correctly is often more beneficial than expected. The spoken word takes control of the body, forcing it to perform an action. The control of speech and the correct use of this gift promises a person joy and prosperity. The one who managed to curb the tongue won a great victory.

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Action affects thought! Any action, be it even a wave of the hand, has its reflection in the minds of people. First of all, beautiful behavior strengthens a person in a person, and only then serves as evidence of his nobility. The ability to behave correctly should not be artificial, such for which you need to constantly monitor and correct. Behavior and speech speak about who a person is, indicating his intellectual and even social level.

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A person, without noticing it, is always in a state of receiving information, disguised in its multiple forms. Everything that a person sees, hears, feels, has an impact on him, and deeply settles in him with multiple repetitions. The challenge is to consciously choose the flow of this information. Sight, hearing and body are like rivers flowing into the sea. If the water of one of the rivers is dirty, will the sea like it? But even if you find the sea black with mud and debris, clean rivers will provide a quick cleanup.

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One of the best ways to strengthen the good in yourself is to share it. Passing further the knowledge, a person first of all masters it himself at the moment of transmission, each time opening the doors of understanding more and more wider. When it comes to property, you should be generous. At the same time, know the measure in each specific case in order to benefit and avoid harm, especially for the one to whom assistance was provided. Like any business, the result of which should be success, it should be shared without malicious intent, relying on reason.

Feeling the power of what he had read, having closed the notebook, Cal went out onto the balcony, breathe, think. The moon, the stars, the inhaled air, everything around us, right down to the wooden boards, this night sharpened the best in themselves. Cal stood motionless with his eyes closed, it seemed to him as if he saw everything, better than if his eyes were open, better than if the sun was shining on a clear day. He felt the distance, the scale of the path between him and the nearest celestial body, if the moon is the goal he asked himself, is it possible for anyone to overcome such a huge path, is it possible in principle? He felt neither fear nor haste, his body obeyed his mind. Thus, marking the beginning of an unknown path, the result of which must certainly be success, and on which for a long time he did not dare to set foot.

The lover of all kinds of dreams, who managed to get no more than five hours of sleep, counted off the onset of a new day not by the hour, but by the rays of the sun. The body managed to adapt to a small amount of sleep, while replenishing its energy supply. A knock on the unlocked door came some time later.

- All the doors in front of you are open brother, especially the doors of your own buildings. Come in and settle down, but first go get a drink.

- I went to wake you up, and you already woke up as it turned out. Getting up early is known to have helped many great people become great. Therefore, stop acting a fish out of the water and wallow helplessly.

- Help, Help... such a beautiful morning cannot be spoiled even by your prolixity. Are we in a hurry somewhere? And where in general a person can rush, being in such a comfortable condition!

- No. Looks like I expected to see you sleeping, and then heroically wake you up, accompanying all this with a lecture on the benefits of getting up early. But after you ruined my plans, something went wrong. - Goldy explained his zeal by pressing his lips.

- In this case, there is no reason to lie in bed longer than you want to lie in it.

- I think it is quite possible to start breakfast, we really didn't have dinner yesterday. - Said Goldy while stroking his belly.

- In my opinion, I will always be half-hungry here, the sight of all these dishes does not inspire confidence in me.

- That's what I'm talking about bro, stop thinking that way. You need to try everything, go everywhere, and get to know everyone. You don't like how the dish looks, good! But how do you know you won't like the taste of it? Why do you reject it, I can’t understand how, because it’s not difficult to just try.

- Bro, well, you are starting it all over again, I have no desire to try what doesn’t look appealing to me. I’ve had heard you a long time ago, when your mission to inject your concepts into my brain was just beginning, so relax, everything is great.

After no more than an hour, the guys raced towards one of the most popular places on the island, called the Alley of Sculptures. The path, about ten meters wide and several kilometers long, was dotted with figures sculpted from plaster on both sides, small - large, beautiful and not very. Most of them looked like pieces of plaster casually stitched together, rather than represented a work of art. And so it was. As legend has it, once a man sailed to the island who settled on this street. He had neither children nor a wife. In the evenings, in clear weather, he left the house, and under the moonlight sculpted himself a pair. Maybe he was crazy, or just painfully lonely. He did not live there for long, but after his sudden disappearance, ten statuettes of the same size remained on this street, they stood in a row and all looked in the same direction. So this street was born, to which Goldy had planned to bring Cal the previous night.

- Surely I did not expect to see such a place, but can adults also sculpt something? - Cal asked as he passed the kids and their parents helping them in the sculpting process.

- A little later, we'll have breakfast first.

The guys walked about two hundred meters, then Goldy gestured to the inside of a small, cozy restaurant completely built of wood. There were only 10 tables inside, each with four seats. There was no background music, no TV hanging on the wall, people were talking in half voices, almost in whispers.

- This is the perfect place. Cal said as he sat down.

- I know where to lead you, everything is how you like bro, the volume is minimal, there are not many people, alcohol is not sold, and by the way, there is practically nothing on the menu. This is a specialty of the restaurant, there is only one dish and one drink on the menu - tea prepared according to a special recipe, the menu itself, pieces of paper on which the names of the dishes are written, and so on does not exist, do not worry, I am sure you will like it.

- Well, what dish am I going to taste?

- It has no name, everyone who comes here not for the first time looking at a girl in a long dress who is standing by you just nodding her head and thus she accepts an order from visitors. Newbies usually wait for a waiter, but the trick is that no one approaches them and people often just sit and leave.

- Apparently it is not in vain that there are clay things everywhere on this street, are all these restaurants with a twist?

- I do not know, I was only in a few, but everything was standard there. Well, there are not many restaurants here, there are coffee shops, shops. But this place is special, which is why we came here.

In this house lived a man who made this street popular, now he is no longer there, but his plan still attracts people here.

- He invented the sculpting?

- Practically. Goldy nodded. - Somehow another man settled in the house opposite, a traveler, apparently, no one knew him. So, this unknown was a hermit, occasionally and briefly talked to people. From time to time he went outside and sculpted statues of women, a few steps from his door. He started in the evening and finished by dawn, if he did not have time by dawn, then he destroyed the unfinished. This picture was constantly watched by the owner of this house, in any case, nothing more interesting happened. At first I watched from the window, then went out for a short time, then took out the chair and watched the work of an unknown sculptor at night.

- They were neighbors, didn't they meet? - There was a note of indignation in Cal's voice.

- It is impossible to say about the truthfulness of this story one hundred percent. In my opinion, this is a reworked story from the owner of this restaurant, the former owner. Listen further, this unknown sculptor sculpted ten women, and then disappeared as if he had never existed.

- What is there about popularity, PR of the streets?

- At that time no one was building bridges to the island, but there were several ports, while the island served as a transit point, so there were enough people. Most of the travelers did not go far from their ships and they had fun within a few kilometers. The owner - Goldy pointed his finger down - after waiting for several months for the return of a neighbor who never returned, made a public gathering place out of his house, I don't know all the details, but the natives tell it that way. Almost every guest was interested in what these statues were, how they appeared here, one told the other, then that third, and thus the rumor spread far beyond the island. As a result, many wanted to look at these statues and listen to the rumor from the local residents. There were more and more people, and eventually, our owner decided to open the doors of his house for the then travelers - tourists, at the same time offering them hot food and drinks, accompanied by an entertaining story. His example was followed by other dwellers, but the most important marketing move was that he offered people to leave their mark on the island, in the form of a sculpture or figure sculpted with their own hands. It worked out instantly, people sculpted ships, horses, castles and so on, new houses appeared next to old houses, someone gave food and drinks as our host, someone lodging for the night, someone else something else. It is in this man's house that we are now bro, I hope you enjoyed this story.

- How can you dislike a story if it sounds from your lips? The story is really interesting, especially when you see with your own eyes what came of it. Most importantly, what happened to the food there? - Cal turned back.

After a couple of minutes, food was on the table, tea, a couple of pieces of bread, but only the dishes were different. Cal suggested that his friend was back to work and trying to introduce him to variety in food.

- Ha-ha-ha, looks delicious, but will you stop?

- I did not deceive you by saying that there is only one dish and there is no menu.

- I have a good ophthalmologist, he will certainly help you.

- This is a feature, a feature of the institution, as I said, the chef prepares food at his discretion for each specific client, you could have porridge, and a hamburger, and anything else could appear in front of you.

 - In that case, I'm lucky to have a fish in front of me. - Cal's smile reflected contentment. Bon appetite and don't forget to sculpt the little figure for us.