reflections
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Brothers
Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to. With my younger brother, we used to be very close. From a very young age, we shared everything. We had the same room, the same toys, and the… Continue reading
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Mirror
If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? At 50 years old, I have no interest in being anyone else—living or dead, real or imaginary. When I first read this question, my immediate… Continue reading
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Impossible
If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? Words exist to give names to things, whether they are good or bad. Some words exist in one language to describe something that, in… Continue reading
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An Angel Waiting To Be Called
What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? My dear grandmother is 100 years old, and each new day for her is a gift. We, as a family, face every day the wondering if this… Continue reading
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Be Smart
What advice would you give to your teenage self? If I could go back in time and give some advice to my teenage self, I think it would be the next: Continue reading
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Chit-Chat
What bores you? I get bored with superficial, monotonous, childish conversations that lack intellectual depth. I don’t feel comfortable in meetings focused on gossip about the day. Discussions about whether some celebrity did this or stopped doing that are also… Continue reading
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My Family
Who are your favorite people to be around? At every moment in life, family will always be the favorite people to be around. Friends, enemies, acquaintances, coworkers, and loves come and go. They pass like cars on a busy highway,… Continue reading
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Financial Freedom
Write about your approach to budgeting. I believe that financial management and budgeting should be a mandatory subject in schools. Many adults only learn to manage their finances correctly later in life, or through severe setbacks that affect their personal… Continue reading
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I Love My Homeland
Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you? I love the homeland where I was born. I love my land, my people, and my culture. If believing that I live in the best country in the world makes… Continue reading
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Unintentionally No, But Intentionally Yes
Have you ever unintentionally broken the law? Surely more than one person will hesitate a bit before answering this question, since it could be taken as a written confession of something wrong we did in the past. But we have… Continue reading









