初春風
無常迅速
春終わった

Hello reader,

another spring is coming.

I bet you are surprised to read this beyond a word document.

We haven’t talked that much lately, have we? Life has been a whirlwind of ever-changing circumstances. Although it was always like this. Change is a constant. Change is never changing. Next time we will meet in a word document again. Or maybe not. A lot can change in the meantime.

I’m sure you got used to it by now at this point. Not like anyone can help it. Things have to change, so they can progress. Otherwise, they decay. Even you have changed over time from a close friend to nostalgia. The bond we share has progressed. Since the moment you have opened this letter, we have both become different, and maybe the paragraphs following this letter will change us some more.

My new friends worked really hard on them, so I hope you will taste the flavour of youthful creativity and savour them. Maybe you’ll decide to travel to the unknown, try some new dish from food already known or just spend some time with yourself reflecting. I’ll leave that up to you, I can’t force you to change, but I can stand by you as we both take a step forward.

And whether we continue to grow apart or become closer again, just know that what we have in this very moment was real.

February 18th, 2025 12:55

Dáša Holecová

(The translation of haiku:)

First spring breeze
Oh, how the life passes
The end of spring