Synopsis (Translated and edited from Hebrew)

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"The grandiose hotel, the prestigious university, the great prom, the passionate discussion, the beloved drama, the energy-fused party, the wedding of hundreds of guests, the groovy singing - none have purpose that is in the name of the basic and the modest, and indeed - a quiet hermitage-like building is preferable over the nightclub, filled with hedonistic party animals, because as long as we have our food, our drinks and a source for the development of our intellect - the rest are secondary; Beyond the sphere of necessity of survival and wellbeing, the function of every ambition and passion, can be fulfilled autonomously."

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This is one of the various examples to one of T. A. Rubinshtein's interesting ideas, from his third book on the subject of Solitary Individualism - "Bread, Water and Book".

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In contrast to the previous two books, this one takes a more poetic, literal and artistic style of writing; not only it is written like a series of poems - "Tomasio the Monk" also integrates short stories that colorize the content. Rubinshtein was highly inspired in this creation, by Lao Tzu's ancient and famous "Book of Tao".