[Apr 2025] Hey Rushank, everything will turn out great in the end!

They say if life gives you lemons, make a lemonade. So, the good news is I think I will open a lemonade bar, very soon :) You aren't with me. But your smiling, laughing memories are! That's enough.

Hey Rushank!

For the first time in this series of letters, I am addressing you by name.

I have realized that you have changed. You are no longer the kid who used to miss me while I was away working in office. You are no longer the kid who would come to me when he needed something.

Although you have no idea how shattered I feel thinking that you may never need me, I believe everything will turn out great in the end! You will become an amazing person and we will catch up over coffee or any other beverage you may grow up to like, one day!

I pray to God, that He would be there with you every step of your way and guide you in the right direction whenever you feel lost or helpless.

I will always love you and I will miss you till my last breath. It’s a pain that I will carry with my soul for eternity. I don’t mind that pain actually. I am thankful to God that he let me experience this love that I have for you. I will never forget the day I saw you take birth. I will never forget how we walked, ran and played our games together. I will never forget you.

You will continue to inspire me. I want my life to be devoted to things that will make you proud the day when you will finally be able to come across and say ‘hello, papa’. That day will come, hopefully before I die. If it doesn’t, just know this - that you will always be the last memory that I will try to remember when I leave this world.

I love you. Nothing more needs to be said to you. Nothing else matters.