Summary

Reflection on ascetic monastic life. The main characters are ordinary people who live and work on the territory of the monastery. They help monks, parishioners and themselves. Every day passes within the framework of a clear schedule of services, meals and obediences, and everything is repeated exactly the next day. In this repetition and silence, a pure rhythm of life is created, which at first glance may not differ much from life outside the gates of the monastery. But in the abode of the non-material God, people live somehow especially honestly, some kind of special real life.