In the Krzemieniec Mountains, I never felt lonely. Even when the physical presence of my parents and relatives was absent, they remained with me. My encounters with the home mountains and my admiration for their indescribable beauty were something exceptional and mysterious. Over time, it became a soul’s necessity. That’s why, with the onset of summer vacations, I always set out for the mountains. They led from the springs of the Vistula River below Barania Góra in the Silesian Beskids to the highland pastures in the Bieszczady Mountains, as well as to the Tatra huts, the Sudetes, the Gorce, the Holy Cross Mountains, and even the narrow passes of the Sokola, Akademicka, and Orla Trails. I persistently climbed to the highest peak of knowledge about my homeland, hoping that from there I would see and understand more.

From the foreword by Andrzej Gordon and Lech Drożdżyński:

Dear Reader,

You hold in your hands an exceptional book written by an Extraordinary Person. The uniqueness of the book lies in the fact that it contains parts of the Author’s books that have, for decades, accompanied those for whom human education is of utmost importance, as well as those who found meaning in educational and self-educational tourism.

The Author's extraordinariness, however, lies in the fact that, in very complex and changing times, he always remained himself, writing and acting in accordance with the truths he set for himself. The value system shaped within him fascinates and astonishes. This fascination arises from the apparent simplicity and true beauty of the values he recognized. The astonishment comes from the strength of the intellectual constructions built from them.

The key to understanding his astonishing influence on others is the dimension of his humanity. The Professor radiates the strength of his own identity. Not only did he remember the words of Cyprian Kamil Norwid: “but to measure the future path, we must remember where we came from,” but he was also faithful to the truth contained in them all the time. He emphasized in conversations, meetings, lectures, and in his numerous publications the lyricism of his native Krzemieniec. He was born where Juliusz Słowacki was born, where an outstanding Lyceum had been active centuries ago.