«What we see before us is just one tiny part of the world. We get into the habit of thinking, This is the world, but that’s not true at all. The real world is in a much darker and deeper place than this, and most of it is occupied by jellyfish and things. We just happen to forget all that. Don’t you agree? Two thirds of the earth’s surface is ocean, and all we can see with the naked eye is the surface: the skin. we hardly know anything about what’s underneath the skin.»

– H.Murakami (The Wind-up Bird Chronicle, Chapter  6)

Avrei voluto offrire, in una giornata come questa, qualche pensiero illuminante, una brillante soluzione a qualcuno degli enigmi dell’esistenza umana.

Ma cercando nei tortellini al tartufo, nel salmone in crosta e anche nel Bûche de Noël non ho trovato niente oltre la soddisfazione della pancia piena e la gioia della compagnia di Maiko (e piccolo principe).

Mi sa che mi accontenterò.