“I think I’m dumb, or maybe just happy.” The words of Nirvana’s song “Dumb” frequently echo in my mind.
I wrote this text on the 17th of May, 2024. It was a day when I was walking and doing street photography. While doing it, I started thinking I was a delighted person. I live with my beloved Kamilka and our ca Azorek in one of the best possible places to live, Warsaw. We have a typical, stable job that fulfills practically all our needs. Also, my beloved Parents live near Warsaw, about 90km from the capital of Poland (in Brok). My passion for street photography, writing, and managing the www.adammazek.com blog is, for me, one of the most incredible things I could do for myself, the whole society, and future generations.
In the creation process, I trust.
The truth is that I do not have luxuries. The older I am, the more convinced I am that one does not need fancy luxury stuff to be happy. Am I dumb? Perhaps I am. Or maybe I am just happy. Undoubtedly, I reject mindless consumerism. I do not seek sense in money earning and spending for the sake of doing it. I do not live to work, buy, eat, shit, sleep and repeat. Why? Because I want to create. I want to leave something meaningful behind me. The truth is that I want to dedicate my life to something other than earning money.
If other people want to do it, it is their choice. My choice is to leave as many texts and pictures as possible. I hope someday Taschen will publish all my works. Undoubtedly, you could ask me once again if I got crazy. Yes, I got crazy. But in this rejection of mindless consumerism, I find a sense of clarity and purpose. I love rocking in the clouds, and nothing prevents me from doing it. It is also one of the reasons I am happy.
