“I’m looking back at all the places where I’ve lived a settled life. . . In none of those places did I feel I was part of any community. I had a circle of friends but not a community. And it didn’t matter. I was not craving to belong to any particular community. . .

“I was and still am curious to explore different parallel worlds we people live in. I love to dip in and out of various circles, be it underground theatre, music scenes, mountain climbers (there’s some sort of brother/sisterhood among us mountain lovers), or the semi-professional sailing world . . .

“I never wanted to choose between those circles or communities and become loyal to one and only. Many – formal or informal – communities at some point expect you to become loyal, which inevitably entails following the rules and regulations. This is the part where I usually lose interest, as I don’t want to follow rules that haven’t been written, if not entirely by me, then at least with my input.”

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