Radio has long been part of our lives, but nowadays people increasingly listen to radio in their cars and on their phones. Yet the first radio receivers have long been forgotten.
One day, a young man named Pavel was taking his usual walk in the park. He was different from his peers. They preferred to spend time at computers and communicated with each other more and more by phone. Pavel, however, preferred face-to-face interaction and walks in nature. He loved to sit in the park and read a book.
On this occasion, Pavel was sitting on a bench in the park reading a book when he suddenly heard a woman's voice coming from the rose bushes. Pavel headed straight towards it. But he found no one there. In the bushes lay an old radio receiver. The sound was coming from it.
A young woman with a pleasant voice was reading a novel—the very same one Pavel had started reading a moment earlier. He was amazed. The woman had a lovely voice, and she made insightful comments as she read through the novel.
Pavel took the radio with him. Whenever he had a free moment, he would turn on the radio and listen to the young woman's pleasant voice. But he didn't just enjoy her voice; he loved the literature she selected.
When Pavel determined the broadcast frequency of this radio channel, he couldn't find the station's name. Based on information available in public sources, such a channel simply couldn't exist.
Pavel began listening to this channel more and more often and noticed that broadcasting was interrupted on certain days and times. Since the young woman was well-read, Pavel assumed she was studying at university, most likely in a literature-related faculty. He began thinking about how to find her. After all the time he'd been listening to the radio, the young man had fallen in love with the woman.
Time passed. Pavel constantly listened to the radio, dreaming of meeting and talking to this young woman in person. He was certain that she was like him, that she stood out from her peers, as it was clear she read a great deal.
Then one day, in one of the radio broadcasts, the young woman decided to tell the story of how she created her channel. Her mother had been a scientist and had created all the necessary equipment and secured a particular radio frequency. She shared with her listeners what she knew herself. But no one listened to her. After all, it wasn't fashionable to listen to radio, especially on scientific topics. When her mother fell ill, the radio channel was abandoned. And when her mother passed away, the young woman decided to continue her mother's work in her memory. Now she shares with her listeners what she knows. She mentioned where she studied.
The next day, Pavel took the old radio receiver and went to the university the young woman had named. A young woman approached him:
Hello, where did you get this radio receiver?
I found it in the park.
Pavel replied.
This radio was made by my mother. It only picks up one single channel. Have you been listening to it?
I've simply fallen in love with this channel. Is it you who runs it?
the young man asked.
Yes, it's me. Do you like it?
Very much. I've been dreaming of finding you. You're an excellent conversationalist. And nowadays it's so difficult to find someone who doesn't spend time at a computer or glued to their phone. But you, like me, prefer books, am I right?
Yes, that's absolutely right.
the young woman replied.
From that day on, they were never apart. He would pick her up from university, and they would go to the park, where they would sit on a bench for hours and talk. They decided to set up the radio in the park and read books for everyone. Soon, young people began gathering in the park to listen to the broadcasts.
And finally, they unplugged themselves from their phones and computers. Young people began leaving suggestions for improving the radio channel. Soon there weren't enough benches in the park.
There is nothing better than face-to-face communication. Don't forget to meet with your friends and loved ones. And the world will reveal itself to you in entirely new colours.
