Meetings-Partings. About People and the Time We Live In

The book "Meetings-Partings. About People and the Time We Live In" is a collection of short stories, human tales, full of unpredictable twists of fate. The intricate plot of the book, based on real stories, could make any experienced screenwriter envious. Many of the stories are closely related to mysteries and church rituals—baptism, marriage, anointing, funeral, apartment blessing, or prayer service. While performing a sacrament, the priest recalls when and how the characters of the story appeared in the temple, what they brought to the church—sorrow or joy. These memories evoke a magical connection between events, destinies, secrets of the human heart, the author's thoughts, and his observations. Everything in life turns out to be not coincidental, and every meeting, action, or word spoken long ago has consequences, in which there is always Divine Providence...