I wouldn’t have read this editorial a few years ago. Back then I wouldn’t read editorials, introductions, author’s notes… I was always too excited to jump straight into the article I wanted to read. Why should I read about the behind the scenes of the article?

With time and experience, the world around us changes and so do we. Now I am more and more curious to read and get to understand what’s behind the scenes, or as we say in Slovak “to see inside the kitchen”

It’s precious to be able to get to know the people behind the work. Why did they write? What do they want? Who are they?

Not only that, seeing inside the “kitchen” enables us to see the effort, the time and the passion of those behind it. Speaking of VOICES, this month just like any other, there are some wonderful “chefs” behind. Trying to “cook” something meaningful, try new things, dive into their passions, reflect and discover… It’s a precious space, a small carving in time which will hold for me and everyone else contributing to this magazine. It will remind us of how we were and which path we have walked since.

So if you have read this far, I hope you will enjoy what we have “cooked” for you this month and maybe take a moment to appreciate the “chefs” behind it. Maybe even take a moment to appreciate you reading this editorial and the path behind it.

Enjoy!

Boris Bielik