Preface

As a kid being free of worries, what is the use in toning down? Turning older, life changes for free spirited boys and girls. Little by little the pressure of expectation finds it's way to the minds of people. Some minds adapt to the idea of expectation by working harder, some just crumble and get ruined.

Fonchito always leaned closer to the latter. He wasn't a fighter, he needed things to go smoothly and easy. So, in confrontation with the pressures of expectation at the start of his youth, it didn't look good for him. He would decide for himself to give up. 'If I can't be the best, than what is the point in giving it a try?'. Altough not a fighter, Fonchito was strong. And the feeling inside him arose that he had something special to give to this world. There was a feeling of constant happiness within. Hidden under the stack of worries and the feeling of being hopeless, powerless. The way to free his mind was easy, he found out. Too easy. 'How can I just say 'it is not that important' and feel better already?'. Curious as he was, Fonchito searched for the answer. But every answer led him to more questions.

Four years ago, a book full of stories written down by Fonchito was handed to me. I tried to find out his real name, his age, his whereabouts, but I found nothing.  Some parts of the book seem autobiographical to me, others just come over as tales, stories he invented. I have spend years analyzing the stories and tales in Fonchito's writing. But now the time has come to share them with other people. You can judge for yourself if the answers Fonchito had to his questions make any sense for us today.