Dear me,

You have just bought a house. Congratulations. It is the biggest, most expensive purchase you have ever made in your entire life…which hasn’t been very long…but WOW. A big step. You have made this purchase with a man. A man who has cared for and cherished you for the last 4 years. WOW. You are a busy woman.

In 3 months, you will have experienced one-quarter of a century. Did you ever think it would happen? Well, yes…yes you did. Never in your life did you question the existence of the future…never did you question how amazing and beautiful it would be. You knew. You knew that you were meant for independence and greatness. Perhaps not the greatness that makes newspaper headlines or history books, but greatness nonetheless. A Life filled with happiness and purpose. Simple. Greatness. A life in which you come home to a beautiful family, fresh from a day of work. Working to make something, anything. Being able to create.

At 19 years old, you found beauty. Beauty in the world. Beauty in the small things…and I mean, the really REALLY small things. You discovered the exhilaration of predicting and calculating the behavior of the world around you. You came to appreciate the value of PROBABILITY. Of never truly knowing ANYTHING. And boy, is that powerful. A life full of questions you are not afraid to ask. A life full of building and testing. Trying to understand something…anything. Experiencing the joy in predicting, in proving to yourself that you understand, maybe just a little. This beauty is physics. Pure and simple. Like life should be.

You are studying the world. At the smallest, and biggest level. You have learned so much in the last 25 years. Most importantly, you have learned to ASK. And you have learned that with the proper questions and resources, you can do nearly anything.

And you bought a house. That is why you are here, after all. You gave the bank a chunk of money, and they took your name and obligated you to this freedom. This sense of ownership that is so beautifully false, you bask in it everyday. And you thank the bank. You thank it for providing this thrill. For allowing you to choose. There are choices already made. And many choices to be made. This is what you are doing, making choices. Asking questions. Finding resources. Doing Things. Things. So many things…

Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Your.self