A traveler named Pedro grew up in an unhappy home. Ever since he was young, he's been trying to find happiness. As he got older, he read many books, traveled to different countries, had hobbies and girlfriends, worked different kinds of jobs, and studied religion and psychology. These things made him happy sometimes or helped him when he was sad. But he kept searching for more, because the happiness never lasted.
One day, Pedro walked in a park with hills and a small river. As he walked among the trees, he thought about a story. The story was about a man from England who watched an artist from Bali make a painting. It took a long time to finish the painting because there were many steps. The man understood what the artist was trying to show in the painting. It wasn't just about what you could see. What you could see was only a small part of what the artist created.
Suddenly, Pedro realized something he couldn't see. He understood that the happiness he was looking for was just something he imagined, like a cloud that keeps changing shape in his mind. Then he had a big thought: your mind is made of memories that connect to each other. He laughed and clapped his hands because this idea was exciting. He thought that happiness comes from your memories. He smiled because he thought this idea could help him understand his own mind.
That night, Pedro had a dream. In his dream, he was in an old, quiet castle with stone hallways. He went into a room with many old books and picked one up. The book was titled "Two Proofs of Fermat's Last Theorem." Pedro was surprised. He wondered if he had found something worth a lot of money. He remembered that years ago, a group of mathematicians had offered a reward for anyone who could prove if Fermat's Last Theorem was true or not. Many mathematicians talked about it, but no one had solved it. Pedro thought that if the book had the answer, it was very valuable.
Pedro got excited and looked at another book. This book was called "The Mind - What It Is and How It Works. By G. Bateson and R. van Gulik". Pedro was surprised and wondered if someone had already figured out how the mind works. He slowly opened the book to read it. Right then, he woke up.
