Fatherhood
Bonhoeffer on Freedom: Meditation #1
Niemand erfährt das Geheimnis der Freiheit, es sei denn durch Zucht. No one experiences the secret of freedom, except through discipline. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer looks like what he is: a German pastor from a comfortable background. Blonde and bespectacled, well-padded, a prosperous and gentle intellectual. He was indeed all those
Gelbe Autozimmer
A few weeks ago, I was away for work for a couple of days. I came back late at night and the next morning, sitting at breakfast with Rahi, I said, Rahi, I really missed you. Me too, he said. And this morning, I said, I would like to play
Love in the daily grind
On 7th May, Rahi had his third birthday. My mum, Anni, and I prepared things, and when he came out in the morning there were candles and balloons, chocolate cake with strawberries on top, the table strewn with cards and presents. He was so excited! He smiled at the table,
Fatherhood
I was digging through my notebooks for something, and came across some diary entries from April - May 2022 that are about Rahi and being his father. Frankly, I found them beautiful (and in one place somewhat disgusting), and I regretted not writing more about this as it happened. It&