This cinematic essay, addressing basic questions of the miracle of life on Earth, takes us from cosmic spectacles to spiderwebs and moss, and on to the dwelling of hermit and autodidact S., who spends his time constructing contraptions of all kinds. These help him survive in his voluntary isolation, while his eccentricity may illuminate for us a perspective on existence itself from rather unexpected angles. The movie unfolds in a highly conciliatory tone as it returns the spark to simple and, today, overlooked issues, and shows that mystery can sometimes reveal itself in the mere changing of the seasons.