This was an enjoyable piece of writing. I liked how the author used differences between two characters “Mari” and “the young man”: Mari seemed distant and self-contained (she doesn’t want to tell about what kind of the book she is reading and listens to the story told by the young man only “if it’s not too long”) and the young man is more open minded and shares ideas readily. At the same time, the author presents the story about three brothers, who were told by god to push their boulders up the mountain, as far as possible. The place where they would stop would be their home. Only one brother made it to the top of the mountain. It was interesting how the young man was comparing the deed of the last brother to the “intellectual curiosity” and