لقد كنت محظوظاً بأنني تعرّفت على عالم الحروف والكلمات منذ سنوات العمر الأولى، وكانت الرحلة طويلة وجميلة، مهيبة ومبهجة. ربما كنت على أهداب الخامسة عشرة من العمر حين تجرأت على الدخول في عالم السحر المسحور، والكلمات والأحرف، وتحول الأمر إلى شغف لصيق بالشغاف، ولم أستطع المغادرة، أو التوقف ببساطة.
لقد كانت الشجرة صغيرة لكنها كبرت سريعاً، وتعلمت كثيراً، وراكمت خبرات العمل على التفكير حكمة تزداد، ولعب الحظ دوره كثيراً، وكثيراً. وهذا أنا الذي تعودت على تقبّل السير على الرمال المتحركة، وفوق الجسور، وتحتها، وكلي ثقة في أن الشمس تشرق دائماً، مهما جُنّ الليل، وتراخت سدوله.
كان لدي من الحظ ما جعلني أمرّ بكل ما يحتاج الصحفي والكاتب أن يمر به: صحافة ورق، ثم صحافة ديجتال، ثم كلمات صوت، وصورة تلفزيونية، وبودكسات صوتي، ومجموعة من الكتب، التي أصبحت مدعاة للتأمل والبهجة، وأنا أمرّ بها كل لحظة، طامحاً للأفضل، راغباً في المزيد. وبقيت الكتابة بالنسبة لي رحلة تشافٍ من كل شيء، وأمل في كل شيء.
وكان لدي من الحظ أيضاً أن ألتقي بسدنة المهنة وأساتذتها، في سنيّ عملي الأولى، وكان الصقل يضفي الثقل على الكلمة والفكرة، والمحتوى، وتكبر كرة الثلج بالمزيد والمزيد. تكتب وتتعلم، وتتغير النظرة، وتتسع العبارة. ومع الوقت تطور لدي شعور بالخوف، فكلما قرأت أكثر، خشيت أن أكتب أكثر.
وتتساءل رغم تقدم السنين: هل يستطيع الصحفي أن يتقاعد، والكاتب أن يتجاهل الحروف؟ وتحاول أن تفعل ذلك لكنك تفشل، وتعود كل مرة إلى بلاط صاحبة الجلالة، التي لا تزال جليلة رغم كل شيء، وتعيد الكرة تلو الأخرى، وتغزل نسيج الكلمات والحروف، وتشعر بالراحة والامتنان لأنك جزء من هذه الرحلة الكبيرة، وهذا العالم البديع.
لو سألني سائل عن السر في الاستمرار في أي رحلة، لقلت له الأمل، واليقين بأن الغد هو صفحة جديدة، تستحق الانتظار والكتابة.
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I have been fortunate to have discovered the world of letters and words since my early years, and the journey has been long and beautiful, majestic and joyful. Perhaps I was on the cusp of fifteen when I dared to enter the enchanted world of magic, words, and letters, and it turned into a passion deeply embedded in my heart, from which I could not leave or simply stop.
The tree was small, but it grew quickly. I learned a lot and accumulated experiences that turned into wisdom, and luck played its role many times. Here I am, accustomed to walking on quicksand, above bridges, and beneath them, fully confident that the sun always rises, no matter how wild the night becomes and how its shadows stretch.
I was lucky enough to go through everything a journalist and writer needs to experience: print journalism, then digital journalism, then voice words, television images, audio podcasts, and a collection of books that have become a source of contemplation and joy, as I pass by them every moment, aspiring for the better, desiring more. Writing has remained for me a journey of healing from everything, and hope for everything.
I was also fortunate to meet the guardians of the profession and its masters in my early years of work, where refinement added weight to the word, idea, and content, and the snowball grew bigger and bigger. You write and learn, your perspective changes, and your expression expands. Over time, I developed a feeling of fear; the more I read, the more I feared writing.
And you wonder, despite the passing years: Can a journalist retire, and can a writer ignore the letters? You try to do that, but you fail, and each time you return to the court of the Lady of the Press, which remains noble despite everything, and you keep trying again and again, weaving the fabric of words and letters, feeling comfort and gratitude for being a part of this grand journey and this wonderful world.
If someone were to ask me about the secret to continuing any journey, I would tell them it is hope, and the certainty that tomorrow is a new page, worth waiting for and writing.
The tree was small, but it grew quickly. I learned a lot and accumulated experiences that turned into wisdom, and luck played its role many times. Here I am, accustomed to walking on quicksand, above bridges, and beneath them, fully confident that the sun always rises, no matter how wild the night becomes and how its shadows stretch.
I was lucky enough to go through everything a journalist and writer needs to experience: print journalism, then digital journalism, then voice words, television images, audio podcasts, and a collection of books that have become a source of contemplation and joy, as I pass by them every moment, aspiring for the better, desiring more. Writing has remained for me a journey of healing from everything, and hope for everything.
I was also fortunate to meet the guardians of the profession and its masters in my early years of work, where refinement added weight to the word, idea, and content, and the snowball grew bigger and bigger. You write and learn, your perspective changes, and your expression expands. Over time, I developed a feeling of fear; the more I read, the more I feared writing.
And you wonder, despite the passing years: Can a journalist retire, and can a writer ignore the letters? You try to do that, but you fail, and each time you return to the court of the Lady of the Press, which remains noble despite everything, and you keep trying again and again, weaving the fabric of words and letters, feeling comfort and gratitude for being a part of this grand journey and this wonderful world.
If someone were to ask me about the secret to continuing any journey, I would tell them it is hope, and the certainty that tomorrow is a new page, worth waiting for and writing.


