Hi Shreesh,
For the past 3 days, Mummy and I have been watching a Korean series called “When Life Gives You Tangerines.” It's simple, powerful, and so close to real life. We’re just on the 3rd episode and already loving the characters and story. I’d love to watch it again with you when you're back — it’s about the small joys and quiet pains that shape us.
Talking about pain — during our last trip to the hills, we stopped at Udipiwala and ordered one rawa dosa each. After finishing, I got greedy and had an extra cup of sambar. That’s when the palpitations started — a strange awareness of my heartbeat. Naturally, the mind feared something was wrong with the heart. I got an ECG done — it was normal.
But the palpitations stayed. Then I realized — maybe it’s acidity from that extra sambar. I started medicines for gastritis just yesterday, and I already feel better. It took 7 days to solve this tiny mystery.
And that’s what life is — not a mission to complete, but a mystery to observe and experience, day by day.
When you were younger, your joy came from the simplest things — building home tents, acting like Bahubali, making Lego toys. But as we grow, schools and society start squeezing the juice out of those little joys. Even love, even a job — we turn them into serious "missions" to be achieved.
Missions. War. Responsibility. These words are filled with pressure — a heavy future.
But life is not made of missions. Life is like the wind.
It changes direction. It flows freely.
And we — like foolish kings — keep trying to order the wind to obey us.
That reminds me of the story of King Canute, a wise and powerful ruler. His courtiers kept praising him endlessly, saying he could command anything — even the sea.
Tired of their flattery, King Canute sat by the ocean and ordered the waves to stop.
But the sea kept coming in.
He let the waves wash over his feet to prove a point: “No king, no matter how powerful, can command nature.”
That was his way of teaching everyone — some things are not meant to be controlled.
We are meant to observe, understand, and adjust.
That’s why I say — don’t try to command life. Respond to it.
Watch its movements. Stay aware. And dive within.
You dive when:
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You read a book slowly and enjoy every page.
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You listen deeply to a friend.
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You watch your teacher or your Papa — full of his own fears — and still smile with love.
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You take a nap and wake up fresh, renewed.
To dive deep, you must go slow.
Speed kills depth.
And comparison with others is pure poison when you're trying to connect with your true life.
Every day, I try to dive into this ocean of life — and books help me breathe as I go deeper.
Down there, in that still space, I find things that are invisible on the surface.
Keep learning to dive, my son.
When you come back, we’ll dive together — deeper than ever.
Love you always,
Papa 🌊📚👑