She sits on the beach, staring at the sea — endless, uniform, almost hypnotic. The surface is calm, predictable, routine. Safe, but also dull. A vastness that feels less like freedom and more like emptiness. Yet she knows the surface is only the beginning. Beneath it lies a world unseen: vibrant reefs, secret currents, unexpected forms of life. Depths that cannot be guessed at from above. To reach them, she cannot remain still on the lounger, satisfied with watching. She must dive — risk the plunge, surrender to the unknown, and let the waters close around her.
Because only beneath the surface does adventure begin. Only there does she encounter the colors, the textures, the intensity that the shoreline could never reveal - but which are already present in her MIND, her IMAGINATION!
What we truly seek will never be found in the obvious. The shallow waters of daily life — even when sprinkled with moments of excitement — remain predictable. They skim the surface of what could be, but never touch the real substance beneath. To reach those deeper thrills, we must become explorers — not of places, but of layers. And those layers are psychological, sensual, human.
The curtain we have yet to lift is not only a barrier imposed by others. It is also the boundary we impose on ourselves, partly from caution, partly from habit. Every day, the familiar routines press close, but leave untouched what we long to explore.
The sea, the surface, the mirror, the curtain, black doors, ... — they are all symbols of the INNER CONFLICT between safety and longing, between routine and adventure. Psychology tells us that suppressed desires do not vanish; they linger, creating boredom, tension, frustration. The only way forward is through exploration — not random, but guided, intentional, playful. This is the path from surface everyday triviality to deeper sensations.
