Morning. Im Running Late To Work As Usual. Im Rushing Out Of The Door, Buttoning Myself Up On My Way. Theres Ivan Kuzmich Sitting On The Bench. Everybody Calls Him Grandpa Kuzya, He Is About 80 Years Old, But His Mind Is Not That Of An Old Man At All. - Youre In A Hurry Again? The Old Man Asks.- Yeah, No Happiness In Personal Life, - I Reply Finishing Buttoning Up. - Thats Because You Dont Know What Happiness Is, - He Reproaches Me.Its Hard To Put Up, Pay No Heed That Being 49 Something I Havent Known Happiness. I Stop Short, Realizing That Now Im Sure To Be Late. But To Catch The Old Man In His Overweening Delusion Is Far More Important That Telling-off At Work. What Could An Elderly Person Know About Happiness? If He Ever Had It, It Was Forgotten Long Ago. - Ivan Kuzmich, And Do You Know What Happiness Is? Did You Have A Cool Mercedes, Sexy Mistress, Pretty Wife? And Maybe You Used To Be The Partys Secretary General? Or A Major Research Worker? Maybe You Found And Proved The Formula Of Happiness? Tell Me. What Is This All About?- Ill Tell You Just In A Word As Youre In Hurry. Just Briefly And Understandably.Listen. Being At Work Do Not Think About Alcohol And Holidays. Celebrating A Holiday Do Not Think About Work. Being Next To Your Wife, Do Not Think About Mistress, While Being With Your Mistress Do Not Think About Her Husband. Dont Talk To A Policeman About Money And With Kids And Neighbors About Your Problems As The First Wont Understand While The Late Will Be Glad. Dont Lend Money, In The Evening Dont Borrow Salt, Dont Throw Out Garbage. Bring Your Salary Home, Dont Be Jealous About Your Wife, Check Your Kids Marks, Walk Your Dog Sometimes. And The Main Thing Always Think Before You Say Something. Dont Say Anything Just To Say. You Know, A Word Spoken In Past Recalling. And For The Head Working Well Eat Cereal In The Morning. - So You Want To Say That If I Think Only About My Wife, Dont Think About Vodka, Dont Talk About Money With Cops, Dont Borrow Salt From My Neighbor And Eat Cereal In The Morning, Ill Be A Happy Man? Is That You Formula Of Happiness? - Thats It, Thats My Formula Of Happiness, - The Old Man Replies With Joy, - And You Should Find Yours Yourself. When You Find It, Youll Feel Like A Happy Man. - Hey, It Looks Like Youre Talking Just To Kill Time. Cereal, Vodka, Cops Why Should You Tell Me All This? - Well Yesterday Ive Been To A Dentist. Been Installed New Dentures. He Said That I Should Speak A Lot To Get Used To Them. And Here You Are, I Talked To You And Seem To Get Used
