The New Year Begins

The year gone by tested our plans, patience, and dreams. Moving forward, we carry experience, hope, and a sharper understanding of what it means to keep going.

- Nadeem Qayoom

Looking back, 2025 was a year that reminded us life rarely unfolds as planned.

Many of us enter the new year believing that our strength, energy, and good fortune are permanent. We convince ourselves that luck or timing has gifted us a smooth path.

The truth, however, is far less comforting.

Life rarely plays by the rules we set. It surprises, challenges, and humbles us.

We often design our lives as if they were blueprints. The young self draws maps for careers, relationships, and personal milestones, thinking that following the lines guarantees success.

Reality, however, redraws the lines. Plans falter, unexpected events intervene, and lessons arrive in the form of failure and discomfort.

Each setback demands we adjust our expectations, rebuild our strategies, and muster the courage to try again.