Writer Antoni Rodríguez Shares Life's Top Essentials

Antoni Rodríguez, a writer born in 1971 who has lived in Andorra for nine years, shared his list of life's essentials in a recent interview.

Running workshops across the principality, including at the Xeridell employment service, Rodríguez crafts original word games to engage participants. His handmade puns feature playful chains like "a slightly handsome monkey wipes snot from a handsome badger with a handsome handkerchief. The snot-covered badger, wiped by the handsome monkey with a slightly snotty handkerchief, was a weary and snotty badger."

Among his top priorities, perseverance stands out as key to reaching personal summits. He finds renewal in nature, which offers tranquility to the body and visual delight to the eyes.

Music provides an essential boost, while solidarity—expressed through gratitude and good deeds—returns rewards in abundance. Family time with his children is priceless, as is gazing at a starry sky with both eyes and mind.

Cooking brings satisfaction, illustrated by another pun: "the thigh I cook when I cook with thigh is a thigh I cook with a known cuckoo." He cherishes honest conversations with good company and true friends, and above all, love prevails when shared with a soulmate.