Congratulations!

Dear Felix,

Congratulations on cracking the puzzle!

Petunias were your grandma's favorite flower right? I really hope I remembered right lol. They're cool regardless though!

I'm going to miss you this summer! 

Meeting you has legitimately made my life richer, happier, and much more interesting in the best possible way. Really glad you're one of my best friends, I'm incredibly lucky to know you. I am betting on NYC folks loving you too, but in the very statistically unlikely scenario that you struggle to build a community there, please know it would seriously be their loss -- you said your name means "lucky" right? I think that's accurate, your presence has been a lucky occurrence for me and for so many people I love. You are a wonderful presence in all of our lives, and I hope people in NYC will see, recognize and appreciate that too.

You are so brilliant, and Google took you for a reason. You have beautiful and ambitious dreams, the way you think about computer science is poetic. This internship is genuinely lucky to have someone in the program that cares so deeply and thinks about this subject with so much love and reverence. You will do really great things, I have no doubt. 

Remember to look in the mirror from time to time and appreciate your present self, instead of fretting about meeting your ambitions and future goals. Remember what you have built, what you have achieved, and the journey your life has taken. And feel fucking proud.

I'm so glad you exist.

With love,

Arula