Zekeriya Guser – Captivated conductor of my very own extraordinary journey.

Twenty-seven and a bit years back, I embarked on this journey in the city, always hoping for progress. I moved on—different cities, different countries. Each move carried the expectation of learning, of becoming a supposedly “better” person. Met countless faces, navigated through a sea of experiences, all in the pursuit of being better equipped for life. I bore the weight of responsibilities, thinking they made me stronger, only to realize it was a loop. Now, I find myself back in the city where I first scraped my knee and built my initial snowmen.

Yet, why doesn’t it feel any different from that boyhood era? How many sunrises must I witness, gazing at the snow through that window, coffee cup in hand? The worst part is that snow doesn’t last forever. It’s more about feeling old and weary than contemplating a fresh start within the loop. But, on the flip side, this time around, I’ll know from the start that I’ll circle back to this very point. Perhaps, this is what they call getting wiser. Maybe all those years weren’t entirely wasted. So, there isn’t much point in lamenting it all… Back to square one, to commence the cycle anew.