Bobyl

I want to tell you about a chance meeting. 

City of Yuryev-Polsky, blitz competition. No inspiration, no thoughts, wandering around the city looking for at least a ray of light. As always, I went into one of the very old courtyards. And, as always, I go into these old houses. I open the door and see a man sitting on the stairs. It seems to me that another would be scared in my place, but for me it was just a miracle. I don’t think about it, I take a picture and say: «Hello, how are you not cold with bare feet?» he answers me: «Baby, I can walk down the street in winter, I’m so close to nature.» I was very interested in this uncle and I continued the dialogue. «Can I take a picture of you?» «Of course, ” he answers me. «Tell me how you live?» To my surprise, he himself invited me to visit, and we went to his house. Without the slightest fear, I enter the room. It is very difficult to call the place where he lives an apartment, this is a room, three by three meters in size. From what I saw I was just shocked. In the corner of the room is an old stove with things hanging on it. Opposite the table, on it is a mug, sugar, tea and a long loaf. Above the table hangs a hat, a guitar and a calendar. Next to the table is a trellis, on it is an old non-working TV. An old mattress lies next to the door, and the resident of this house sleeps on it. There are many books and magazines nearby. «And this is how you live?» To which he answers me: «It’s warm, cozy here, everything is nearby, you can reach the mug on the table without getting out of bed.» «Let me play the guitar for you?» «Let's of course.» And we sang the sincere, familiar song «Valenki». They laughed heartily. I ask him: «Why do you live alone? Why is there no family? He replies: «Yes, there was no time, I worked, I worked, but I didn’t earn anything, and I thought that it’s not worth starting a family either.» Me: «Why don’t you get a cat or a dog?» He: «Yes, they die with me.» And then I realized that it is better to refuse tea. I had very little time left, I decided to find out the name of at least this person. «I’ve been chatting with you for 30 minutes, but I still don’t know your name» He: «Valera» Me: «And I’m Julia. I was very glad to meet you. I want to wish you good health and not be alone.» Valery says to me: «You know, Yulia, I want to give you a present, no one has come to my house for many years, and meeting you is very dear to me.» Saying goodbye, I left his house with a working, almost never used Zenith camera. I was impressed by this man for a very long time, and I thought for a long time: «How is it, he has nothing, but he lives and enjoys life.» Once again I realized that it doesn’t matter how much money you have, where you live, and what kind of people are next to you, because you can make a nice person just by singing a song with him!