Psychotherapeutic parable "The taste of life"

The master asked the student:

- What does the air taste like?
The student sniffed the air and said what it smelled like.

- Well, you can distinguish smells, so what does the air taste like? asked the master

again

He heard nothing in response, only saw the student lick the air several times. said the master with a good smile, went behind the student's back and, putting his arms around him from behind, covered his mouth and nose with his palm. He held tightly, the student tried to break free, but very successfully. His head was bleeding, his eyes were spinning, and he was writhing as usual. Finally, with trembling legs, he managed to break free.
Finally, he greedily swallowed air and began to breathe heavily.

- The air has the taste of life, he said, breathing hard. Exactly. You can feel this feeling all the time. When you drink water, eat or do something else. If there is no taste of life in food, there is no need to eat it. If communication with a person does not give the taste of life, then there is no life in him, do not communicate with him.