Yuz Aleshkovsky. Carousel (№ 318524)

When I recall now the tricky dissolute words of Maxim Gorky: "Man is created for happiness like a bird for flight" (they used to say a poor and unhappy my girl), I understand how they, among other things, devilishly enticing and treacherous. After all, we are snatches of sly seduction, only the first word, eagerly and thoughtlessly absorbed, compelled by the conjunction "as" to compare us with birds, and caneem from demanding claims to life itself to abide by the rules of the game, ensuring we continually confirm the real possibility of happiness.