Fridays
Essay
Some Fridays I want to be spoiled. Like an unproductive easy-going guy who does nothing in a perfect morning. I want to doom scroll through reels like a fool on …
To the artist
Note
To the calmest,
To the one who can stay silent
when the storm breaks him,
To the artist who can turn memories into
moody videos with an iPhone,
To the introvert who becomes an extrovert
in the right company,
To the brother who has walked with me
for a very long time,
Happy Birthday!
To my boy,
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To the coolest guy I know,
The one who can get up at 4 am
and capture the stillness of the sea,
The one who can create magic with an iPhone,
The one who never judged me when I was wrong,
The one who listens to all my boring advices
without any complaints,
The one who I can talk to about anything,
from gas stove problems to the latest movies,
The one I’ve seen get better at everything he does,
And I am wishing nothing, but more magical years to come.
Happy Birthday!
Dad
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How can I be the best dad?
my younger friend asked.
You’ll become a great one
the moment you learn to heal
your kids’ wounds
with a single kiss.
The past smiled at me.
Bro
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How well do you know
your brother?
While driving, if he says “turn left,”
I can take a right, confidently,
because I know
he meant a right turn.
You
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“Daddy, what is the most beautiful thing
you have seen in your whole life?”
my little one asked.
“You,” I replied.
She laughed while hugging me tightly.
Stars
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What is love?
the younger one asked me.
After decades of togetherness,
you can still see the stars
in her eyes when you look at her.
I replied,
while looking at her.
Magic
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What is Magic, Daddy?
My little one asked.
I can see myself in your eyes
when you are smiling,
I answered.
I don’t know whether
she got it or not,
but she smiled.
To My R,
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We’ve come a long way,
my love,
from Maths Notes to
‘I miss you’
to grocery lists
scribbled in a hurry.
Happy Birthday!
Information Abundance
Note
In an age of artificial intelligence and endless information, everything sits at our fingertips. We can access almost anything, from anywhere, at any time.
But the real challenge is not access; it is direction.
What matters now is not what you can find, but the questions you are going to ask. Questions such as: What are you trying to achieve? How do you identify problems worth solving? How do you ask questions that lead somewhere meaningful? Ultimately, the quality of your questions determines the path you walk.
I believe that in this era of abundance of information, the true skill is not knowing more. It is learning how to ask better questions.