Throughout all of the book, Piranesi’s way of living in the house and his mindset got me a little emotional as it was so so sweet! And (as it has not been long I read it) I felt that he embodies a lot of teachings that Robin Wall Kimmerer writes about in her book Braiding Sweetgrass. Piranesi is always very mindful while interacting with everything in the house and never places himself above any other living being he encounters, such as the albatross family or the rooks. He speaks with them and cherishes every one of them. He also embodies mindfulness as he notices all the little things about him and admires their beauty without ever tiring of it. He is the living example of gratitude and just as Robin Wall Kimmerer writes about how us showing gratitude towards what we find and receive shapes us to have a more beautiful relationship to the world around us and thus also with ourselves, we can see the positive effect this practice has on Piranesi! He is so happy living in the house and never tires of his “simple” life there, because the house, the world, provides for him all these wonders and all that he could possibly ever need. He is able to see this so much better than most of us ever could in our world. It is so beautiful to see that even upon his return to our world he still thinks this way about the world like he did about the house (mostly at least)! I also feel, as he himself mentions Piranesi detesting money that he instead yearns for a gift economy as Robin Wall Kimmerer often describes in her book. I feel he would love this concept very much!