Toaster arrived…

You wake up one day, and there it is — the Toaster standing in the middle of your kitchen. Shiny, sparkly, ready to serve. Filled with breakfast excitement, you imagine yourself eating the greatest toast you ever had. Pure art. Perfection. Behold common bread-eaters, here comes the ultimate level of carbohydrate engineering. But first: where is the user manual? You search everywhere and realize there is none. Not in the box, not under it. Nowhere. Not even Uncle Google can help (but he can sell you a nice pair of Christmas socks, half price).

Do not panic. We have your breakfast covered.

Lesson 1: How to approach the Toaster

Preferably from the front. No need to kneel, no need to say hello, no need to stare at it waiting for sparkling dust to pop out. Sit down because what I am going to tell you will make your newly purchased socks fall from your feet:

The Toaster is just an appliance.

It is a tool — nothing more than this. Yes, it was fed with all the knowledge the human race produced so far. And yes, it needs so much energy that soon we will have to build power plants on the moon just to keep it running. But at the end of the day, the Toaster is just a metal box. It does not think, it does not have memory, it does not create ideas. Just a box. You put bread inside and the toast comes out. And that is it.

Lesson 2: The secret lies in the bread

So where is all the magic? Where is the sparkling dust and fireworks and all the big things that everyone is talking about? The answer is short: bread.

To use the Toaster, you need to understand the bread

Bread is not just a slice of fluffy dough — it is an artifact in which you can enclose the most powerful thing each human can produce: the thought. It is a space where your thoughts come alive.

The Toaster can make them crispier, bolder, and more exposed. It can fill the gaps that the primitive human brain can’t overcome. But there is one important thing that needs to be emphasized: it is you who creates the bread.

Lesson 3: Beyond the bread

Now stay with me — with or without your socks on — because we enter the realms of true toast proficiency.

When you master bread creation; When you stare long enough at your toasts; When you acknowledge that the Toaster is nothing more than a mere bread-browner, you will reach the state of enlightenment. You will see the bread no more. What you will see is your own reflection instead.

To master the Toaster, you need to become ONE with the bread

Now you understand the bread was never there. Only you, your thoughts, and the Toaster. Your mind is free. The true Toast creation begins.

Lesson 4: Sandwich — the Final Completion

You have become a great master of crispy toast. Your mind is no longer chained, and you can make not one, not two, but seven million six hundred and twenty-one toasts per day. Impressive. Now it is time for the ultimate truth.

The Ultimate Truth: even enlightenment needs cheese and tomatoes

And this is the most important part. So read it again and let it sink into your brain. Toast — no matter how great and crispy — if not turned into a sandwich, becomes cold and hard. And nobody will eat it. Not even you.

That is why it is important to sit down and actually make the sandwich. And you are right — making sandwiches is hard work. Maybe even boring. But the truth is, sandwiches are exactly what the world needs. When everything around turns into chaos, it is the sandwich — not a plain toast — that lets humanity move forward.

Good news: you can use the Toaster to help you make a sandwich — but this is something you already know.

Final Words

You have stepped onto the Path of the Sliced Bread. With all the knowledge you have gained, it is time to prepare some sandwiches.
Not because you are hungry – but because it is the right thing to do.