Hope

Hello Universe 151

Today’s poem is a prayer for goodness and positivity.

Alright, poem starts in 3… 2… 1!

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I hope that I feel good 
I hope that I feel true.
I hope to feel happy
in everything I do.

I hope that I don't act 
as selfish as I'm prone.
I hope to see the good
in everyone I've known.

I hope that life does get
more bright and trouble-free.
With kindness and compassion,
the way it's meant to be.

I hope to sing this song,
with a gentle, happy smile.
I hope to get along,
and walk the extra mile.

For though the road is long,
each little step we take,
of progress, hope and faith
will ripples large yet make.

So don't despair, my friend,
let go of all your dread.
Have heart right to the end -
the best is yet ahead!

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That’s it! Thanks for reading edition 151 of Hello Universe.

When I wrote last week’s 150th edition celebration poem, I read through everything I’ve written on Hello Universe, and found that rereading my old poems helps me know myself better. Those old poems end up being relevant in newer life challenges and re-reading them provides the fuel I need to push myself. Thus, I wrote today’s poem as a way to deal with despair whenever it shows up in life. I’ll face that despair with the conviction that the best is yet ahead!

Thus, this poem is almost like a letter to my future self. Which makes me curious…

…what would you like to tell your future self to always remember?

Leave a comment!

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Some Fun Stuff

This is where I share something cool to read, something cool to listen to, and something cool to watch! The underlined words are links that you can click to visit the recommended content.

1. Read Future Telescope: Long time readers of Hello Universe may remember that I started another newsletter last year. This one was about channeling my passion for cutting-edge technology and how it’s changing the world, specifically from the lens of AI. This newsletter, called Future Telescope, was on hiatus for six months from August to February as I navigated some challenging life scenarios. Now I’ve decided to power through and pick it back up, albeit in a way that gives me joy.

Earlier, I was publishing FT with no common theme or format. Going forward, I’'ll be publishing it twice a month, with an “AI Art Showcase” on the 1st of a month - sharing AI generated images and content to showcase what is possible; along with a “What’s up with AI this month?” post on the 15th of the month - sharing the goings on and the progress on various fronts of technology.

I hope for this to be less of an entertaining product, and more of a deep catalogue that gives you the things that are happening in that world, and the context they are happening in, hopefully giving you a feeling of really learning something about this futuristic world we’re building for ourselves. Here’s a link to the latest 2 posts, I hope you read them and subscribe!

Welcome back, Future Telescope.

AI Art Showcase 4

What's up with AI in Feb 2024

2. Listen to Tawoumga by Champion: Some tracks just have this natural energy to them that puts you in a good mood. This is one of those tracks. Play it now!

3. Watch “Does -1/12 Protect Us From Infinity?” by Numberphile: Look, sometimes I’m just a nerd, and I hope you love me all the more for it. But what can I even do when a sequel drops to a Numberphile superhit from 10 years ago, talking about sums of infinity, infinite series, string theory, and reality itself? I just have to share it with you dear reader, because I know that if you are the kind of person to click on a video about things like these, it will be a very rewarding video for you. Check it out!

That’s it for this week, see you next Tuesday!