PERCEPTION OF LIFE 
My neighbor, Mr. Ko!" #oe$ ne%& $oor ' ye!r( !go )i&h hi( )i*e !n$ +hi$ren. I
&ho-gh& i& )!( ery (&r!nge *or o$ #!n &o #oe o-& )i&h hi( )i*e !n$ gro)n
+hi$ren in hi( !&e ye!r(. E$er( -(-!y $on& )!n& &o #oe o-& o* &heir ho#e !n$
&hey )!n& &o re#!in in &heir ho#e *or &he re(& o* &heir i*e. Then I *o-n$e$ o-&
&h!& &hey #oe$ *ro# Ger#!ny, &hey h!e ho-(e here )hi+h &hey )ere /ee0ing
*or o$ $!y(. 1o I &ho-gh& &h!& &hey +!#e here &o (0en$ !(& $!y( o* &heir ie(.
 Their +hi$ren )eren& here #-+h, &hey e*& 2 ye!r( !go !n$ &hey !re (o#e&i#e(
+o#ing b!+/ &o i(i& &heir 0!ren&(.
M(. Ko!" )!( !)!y( ni+e, b-& Mr. Ko!" )!( !)!y( ery gr-#0y, g-# !n$
b!$3&e#0ere$. 4o- +o-$n& (ee &he (0!r/e in hi( eye( !n$ he h!$n& e!(ygoing
0er(on!i&y i/e hi( )i*e. They h!$ !)!y( re#in$e$ #e o* Mr. An$ M(. Wi(on
*ro# Denni( &he Men!+e. My 0!ren&( /e0& &eing no& &o re(en& hi# *or hi(
gr-#0yne(( be+!-(e he i( o$ !n$ #!ybe he h!$n& h!$ ! goo$ i*e. I $i$ no& i/e
&hi( o$ #!n *ro# &he beginning be+!-(e he )o-$ !)!y( +o#0!in !bo-&
(o#e&hing. One $!y he +o#0!ine$ &o #y #o&her &h!& I )!( 0!ying #-(i+ &oo
o-$y !n$ he +o-$n& h!e goo$ re(& be+!-(e o* &h!&. The he +o#0!ine$ !bo-&
o-r 5no& eno-gh +e!ne$ (i$e)!/5 )hen &here )!( (no). The *-nny &hing i( &h!&
he !)!y( h!$ (o#e )or/ &o $o, )he&her i& )!( 6 AM or 7 PM. Eery $!y )e )ere
he!ring (o#e noi(e *ro# hi( +o-r&y!r$. When )e +o#0!ine$ !bo-& i&, he h!(
been 8-(&i*ying hi#(e* )i&h &hing( i/e 5Co-$n& !n o$ #en (0en$ hi( !(& $!y(
$oing &hing( &h!& he oe(95 or 5My noi(e i( no& een +o(e &o &he noi(e yo-r /i$
#!/e( )hen he i(&en( hi( +r!:y #-(i+;;5
 Then one $!y I no&i+e$ &h!& ! )hoe )ee/ h!$ gone by !n$ no +o#0!in&( +!#e
*ro# Mr. Ko!". I &o$ #y *!&her &h!& #!ybe (o#e&hing h!$ h!00ene$ &o &he o$
#!n. He i(i&e$ M(. Ko!" !n$ (he (!i$ &o hi# &h!& he i( in ho(0i&! be+!-(e he
h!$ ! he!r& !&&!+/. De(0i&e &he *!+& I $i$n& i/e Mr. Ko!" I *e& (orry *or hi#.
Mon&h 0!((e$ !n$ Mr. Ko!" +!#e b!+/. He gree&e$ -( !n$ !(/e$ -( )o-$ )e
#in$ &o i(i& hi# &he ne%& $!y. We i(i&e$ hi# !n$ )e +o-$n& beiee )h!& he
)!( (!ying !n$ ho) )!( he beh!ing. He !0oogi:e$ &o -(, !n$ (!i$ &o #e &h!&
)hen he )!( yo-ng he !(o i/e$ &o i(&en o-$ #-(i+. De(0i&e &he *!+& &h!& he
o(& #-+h )eigh& !n$ &h!& hi( h!ir )!( o(ing i&( +oor, he )!( #-+h ni+er &h!n
be*ore.
No) he i( re+oering *ro# &he he!r& !&&!+/ !n$ )e i(i& hi# o*&en. He i( no) i/e
hi( )i*e, he i( o0&i#i(&i+ !n$ he )!( #-+h h!00ier &h!n be*ore. He /ee0( $oing
&hing &h!& he i/e(, b-& he i( $oing &he# !& nor#! &i#e, i/e #i$$!y( or
!*&ernoon(. I&( obio-( &h!& hi( -ne%0e+&e$ he!r& !&&!+/ +h!nge$ hi#. M!ybe he
re!i:e$ &h!& i*e i( &oo (hor& &o be gr-#0y !n$ h!&e eery&hing !ro-n$ yo-. Een
hi( )i*e, M(. Ko!" (!y( &h!& hi( he!r& !&&!+/ )!( ! be((ing in $i(g-i(e, i&
+h!nge$ &he )!y he (ee( i*e !n$ &h!& he h!$ be+o#e #-+h h!00ier !n$ re!%e$
I!n K-/-i< 2.$
 
(or& o* 0er(on, !n$ !(o &h!& no) he en8oy( hi( i*e !n$ &h!& yo- +!n (ee &he
(en(e o* o0&i#i(# in hi( bo$y !ng-!ge.
  I!n K-/-i< 2.$