It's almost DD's birthday 🥹
I'm anxious to read this year's letter! All of them are sooooo touching, beautiful, and poetic. Here are some of my favorite quotes from the past ones:
2020
"Every day, you are making rapid progress; every time you appear, you are new and bright. You have multiple identities, but you are also the purest you."
2021
"The extreme speed of growth may come from breaking and re-shaping again and again."
"No one has made a rule that you need to be the most powerful person."
"All along, you just need to become a better version of yourself, and this better version of yourself is defined by you."'
2023
"You’ve gradually learned to relax and face the world more and more gently. You are willing to look at the stars as you travel to the next schedule, willing to watch a downpour in the afternoon, willing to quietly gaze at the distant horizon, and willing to stop for a beautiful sunset."
"Time does not have a pause button, but you seem to have mastered the password for the occasional pause of the world."
"Yibo, the sunset is very beautiful, just like every evening when you were focused on moving forward and didn’t take the time to appreciate it."
2024
"The world is unpredictable, and you can also calmly accept every sudden rainstorm, just like appreciating every nameless flower blooming along the way, accepting imperfections, and allowing regrets."
2025 (This one is especially emotional for me because I was already a turtle 🥹)
"You’ve grown accustomed to pausing during the climb, gazing at the sky and the shifting clouds, feeling the mountain breeze brush past, the sudden rain soaking your clothes, the stars unfolding like a curtain. In these moments, you fill the gaps of life with pure joy."
"You still carry a clumsy kind of romance, transforming the dust and morning dew into beams of light in your images, hotter than anything else."
"Yibo, beyond every peak there is another higher peak. There’s no need to worry about what lies beyond them. Just do what you wish, as the timing is just right now."
"Your world, dear Yibo, is infinite."
Your world, our dearest Yibo, is boundless. As is our admiration for all the versions of you. ❤️