20/03/2020
Dear Achu,
During the course of time from the day you were born leading right up to your first birthday, I have learnt a lot. Life has, I would say has rewarded me with a lot of teachable moments. Some left me humbled and some left big welts on my ego that would take aeons to heal. Nevertheless on an objective day I would recall those moments and take away the lessons from them and try to apply them in my life. It is safe to say that the success of the application only happens in my head and once I’ve felt that I have successfully simulated the said action in my head, it is done and that I can do it whenever a situation demands it.
This is a life lesson right here. If you ever think up or of something that needs to reflect in your life, execute that thought then and there. Or if you aren’t in a position to do it at that moment, write it down somewhere so that you can act on it as soon as opportunity presents itself. This also means that you must be mindful. Of your thoughts, feelings, actions. A corollary to this statement would be that if you’re mindful of yourself, when thoughts that need to be actioned cross your mind, you will never forget about them. But that’s a letter for another day.
I’d been blogging like the angsty teen/ young adult that I was, from 2007 to 2013, this blog's history will attest. My young attention-seeking self really got off on it but as I discovered other outlets to stay entertained I lost interest in writing and reading, which I hadn’t regained until a few weeks before this letter was written. The idea for this format came to me when I began thinking about what kind of father I would be. What would I be able to teach you? What values and ethics would I be able to imbibe unto you? Incidentally the panic that this stream of thought caused me was also what inspired me to read again, and at the same time really look inward and answer the aforementioned questions.
Happy birthday my son.
Love,
Appa
P.S.: It sucks that COVID-19 stole the thunder from your first. We had a fantastic celebration planned.
During the course of time from the day you were born leading right up to your first birthday, I have learnt a lot. Life has, I would say has rewarded me with a lot of teachable moments. Some left me humbled and some left big welts on my ego that would take aeons to heal. Nevertheless on an objective day I would recall those moments and take away the lessons from them and try to apply them in my life. It is safe to say that the success of the application only happens in my head and once I’ve felt that I have successfully simulated the said action in my head, it is done and that I can do it whenever a situation demands it.
This is a life lesson right here. If you ever think up or of something that needs to reflect in your life, execute that thought then and there. Or if you aren’t in a position to do it at that moment, write it down somewhere so that you can act on it as soon as opportunity presents itself. This also means that you must be mindful. Of your thoughts, feelings, actions. A corollary to this statement would be that if you’re mindful of yourself, when thoughts that need to be actioned cross your mind, you will never forget about them. But that’s a letter for another day.
I’d been blogging like the angsty teen/ young adult that I was, from 2007 to 2013, this blog's history will attest. My young attention-seeking self really got off on it but as I discovered other outlets to stay entertained I lost interest in writing and reading, which I hadn’t regained until a few weeks before this letter was written. The idea for this format came to me when I began thinking about what kind of father I would be. What would I be able to teach you? What values and ethics would I be able to imbibe unto you? Incidentally the panic that this stream of thought caused me was also what inspired me to read again, and at the same time really look inward and answer the aforementioned questions.
Happy birthday my son.
Love,
Appa
P.S.: It sucks that COVID-19 stole the thunder from your first. We had a fantastic celebration planned.
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