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[Alexandr Korol]

Mystic-Old-Man: There can be interdependence because if everything moves in a spiral, then there are different specifics within that spiral – whether external or internal, whether from the outside or the inside. That’s probably the case. It depends on how you look at it. But in the end, it all adds up together.
Alexandr: And all of this is interconnected?
Mystic-Old-Man: Yes, interconnected, interdependent. Absolutely.
Alexandr: Alright, then here’s a question. Could it be that, even on a physical level right now, for some people, it is autumn and they are entering the cycle of winter, while for others, it is spring and they are entering the cycle of summer?
Mystic-Old-Man: More than possible.
Alexandr: And that’s proof of why time moves in two directions.
Mystic-Old-Man: The thing is, Alex, I have always loved autumn the most. In autumn, I always felt more joy, more warmth of some kind, because it is concentrated inside the home. And when I would return from outside, I also loved winter – immensely. But I loved every season. It’s like how they wrote about Pavka Korchagin: “Autumn and winter, Pavel did not love, for they brought him much suffering.” But for me, those seasons brought such pleasure that it drove me crazy.
Alexandr: Alright, then I’ll ask a very interesting question. If we don’t go by what season it is in the human world but instead focus on sensations, then it feels to me as if I have just transitioned from winter into spring. Could it be that not long ago, I was still...
Mystic-Old-Man: Yes, that’s exactly it.
Alexandr: Right. So, it turns out that soon I will enter summer. When exactly will I enter summer? When will I have the summer mood?
Mystic-Old-Man: Paradoxically, you will feel it in winter. But you see, this is related to inner joy, to the alignment with that joy. That’s how it works in this sense.
Alexandr: And do I understand correctly that there’s another interesting point – that spring and autumn are very similar?
Mystic-Old-Man: No, they are not similar; they are fundamentally different. In spring, the color of the day is white, while in autumn, it is yellowish because the setting sun appears brighter than the rising sun. In spring, on the contrary, the sunrise is perceived as stronger than the sunset. That’s why many people don’t even notice the sunset in spring.