From the author: My thoughts on the topic of life and death, and the laws of our existence... The reason for writing this article was death. Another death, from the moment of which not even forty days have passed. We are talking about Alexander Barykin. And before I voice all my thoughts on this topic, I want to ask for forgiveness from his soul. After all, they say: “About the dead - either only good things, or nothing at all,” especially when his soul is still on the way to its refuge, because, as I already said, forty days have not expired... It’s painful and bitter when people leave in the prime of his life and years... But... With my article I in no way want to say that this man lived somehow wrong - who am I to judge this? I just want to voice some thoughts that I have. For what? Probably, so that we once again think about how we live, and what this can lead to. Maybe my thoughts will serve as a reason to understand some of the mechanisms of our existence. Maybe someone will consider them nonsense. In any case, this is my subjective opinion and whether anyone will share it with me is a second question; I do not pursue such a goal. But if anyone wants to discuss this topic, you are always welcome. So...On March 26, 2011, we learned from various media sources that the famous musician Alexander Barykin passed away during a tour in Orenburg; he was 59 years old. His heart stopped from a massive heart attack during the performance of one of the final songs. Do you know what composition it was? I wasn’t even surprised when I found out that it was the song “Bouquet,” which I myself sang more than once as a teenager, because Barykin’s work was almost 40 years old, he managed to write more than 400 songs. Think about it - more than 400! Meanwhile, several of them are considered the most popular - “Bouquet”, “Airport”, “Beyond that River”, “Program Guide”, “Lifebuoy”. I will dwell on one of them for now - the final song of his life - “Bouquet”. This song began to live around 1984-1985. Yes, yes, it was no coincidence that I wrote “began to live,” because I believe that it was when Alexander began to sing it that the SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY came into effect. And here we need to make some digression and explain what it is. Here's what Wikipedia says about it: “A self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction that directly or indirectly affects reality in such a way that in the end it inevitably turns out to be true. Although the self-fulfilling prophecy can be traced back to the myths of ancient Greece and India, the term itself was popularized in the 20th century by American sociologist Robert K. Merton. Merton classic. Here is the definition of a self-fulfilling prophecy that he gives in his book: A self-fulfilling prophecy is a false definition of a situation that causes new behavior that turns the original false belief into reality. In other words: a prediction that appears to be true, but is not, can greatly influence people's behavior (for example, through fear or a sense of logical contradiction) in such a way that their subsequent actions themselves lead to the fulfillment of the prediction. » (Full text - follow this link http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D1%E0%EC%EE%E8%F1%EF%EE%EB%ED%FF%FE%F9%E5%E5% F1%FF_%EF%F0%EE%F0%EE%F7%E5%F1%F2%E2%EE) The apparent validity of a self-fulfilling prophecy perpetuates the fallacy. After all, the prophet will inevitably cite the actual development of events as confirmation of his original rightness. Such are the vicissitudes of social logic. (Full text - follow this link http://socioline.ru/pages/r-merton-samoispolnyayuscheesya-prorochestvo-teorema-tomasa) Now let’s return to the song again and remember the words from it. Yes, it is rhythmic and melodic, otherwise,…