A collection of short essays by Brazil's most renowned philosopher, theologian, psychoanalyst, writer and professor, Rubem Alves, who died in 2014. The foreword is by his daughter, Raquel Alves, and the Introduction is by Brazilian culture critic Ana Lessa-Schmidt. Alves writes of deep topics in simple, pleasant style. He sees depths in popcorn, gardening, politics, old age, music, history, philosophy, relating it all to everyday life.