December 30, 2024. You'll Never Walk Alone.

I'm thinking about something that happened earlier today. I was debugging a particularly nasty error in our platform's code, the kind that makes you question every life decision that led you to become a developer. Three hours in, still no solution, and my brain felt like it was running on fumes. Then my phone buzzed. A message from someone who'd read my posts, someone I've never met. They shared how they're also building something from scratch, also struggling, also questioning everything. They just wanted to say they understood. Simple as that. But in that moment, it hit me – we're never really alone in this journey, even when it feels like we are.

This might seem like a strange follow-up to my thoughts on forgiveness, but bear with me. Because while learning to forgive ourselves is crucial, there's something equally important: understanding that we don't have to face our challenges in isolation. You know, there's this concept in quantum entanglement (yes, I'm doing it again – bringing physics into everything) where particles, once connected, remain influenced by each other regardless of the distance between them. Einstein called it "spooky action at a distance." I've been thinking about how human connections work the same way. Once we truly connect with others, share our struggles, our dreams, our fears, those connections transcend physical distance.

Let me tell you another story. Remember when I mentioned starting Abdi & Brothers Company in a tier 3 city? What I didn't share was how terrifying those first few weeks were. Every morning, I'd wake up to a room that felt too quiet, a journey that felt too big, and dreams that seemed impossibly distant. The weight of being a solo founder in a place where tech startups are as rare as snow in Jakarta – it was suffocating. But then something beautiful started happening. First, it was the online communities. Developers from across the globe, sharing their knowledge, their failures, their victories. They didn't know me, had no reason to help, yet there they were, answering questions, offering suggestions, sharing resources. A developer in Italy would help solve a problem I'd been stuck on for days. Someone in US would share insights that completely changed how I thought about user interfaces.

I've been thinking about the phrase "You'll Never Walk Alone." Most people know it as Liverpool FC's anthem, but its message transcends football. It speaks to something fundamental about the human experience – our need for connection, for community, for knowing that someone out there understands. This hits especially close to home when I think about what we're trying to build at Abdi & Brothers Company. Yes, we're creating technology, building systems, pushing boundaries. But at its core, our mission is about human connection. About creating frameworks that serve humanity while preserving individual uniqueness. And you can't build something to serve humanity if you're disconnected from it.

The irony doesn't escape me – here I am, often working alone in my room, trying to build systems to connect people. But maybe that's exactly why this message matters so much. Because even in our most solitary moments, we're part of something larger. Every line of code I write builds on the work of countless developers before me. Every system I design is influenced by the collective wisdom of those who've walked similar paths. This reminds me of a conversation I had with a physics professor years ago. We were discussing wave-particle duality, how light can behave as both a wave and a particle depending on how you observe it. He said something that stuck with me: "The universe doesn't like absolutes. Everything exists in relationship to everything else."

The same is true for innovation, for creation, for building something new. We might work alone sometimes, might face challenges that feel uniquely our own, but we're always part of a larger wave of human progress. Every struggler, every dreamer, every builder – we're all connected in this vast network of human potential.

This isn't just feel-good philosophy – it's a practical truth. When we acknowledge our connections, when we open ourselves to support and to supporting others, we multiply our potential for impact. Every person who understands our vision becomes a node in our network. Every conversation, every shared experience, every moment of connection adds to the collective wisdom we can draw from. So yes, learn to forgive yourself, embrace your imperfections, celebrate your unique journey. But also remember: you're part of something bigger. Whether you're coding until dawn, sketching out impossible dreams, or just trying to figure out your next step, you're not walking alone.

Your squeaky chair might be a solo performance, but it's part of a global symphony of creation, of innovation, of human potential being realized. And somewhere out there, someone else is sitting in their own squeaky chair, facing their own challenges, dreaming their own dreams. We might walk different paths, but we walk them together. Here's to the connections that sustain us, the communities that support us, and the beautiful truth that in this vast journey of creation and innovation, none of us ever truly walks alone.

Because at the end of the day, we're not just building companies or systems or platforms. We're building bridges – between ideas, between people, between possibilities. And every bridge we build makes the next person's journey a little less solitary. 

When the path seems too long, when the challenges feel too big, when the night feels too dark, remember: You'll never walk alone. 

Not just because it's a beautiful sentiment, but because it's a fundamental truth about how humanity progresses – together, one step at a time, supporting each other toward something better. And maybe, just maybe, that's the most important system we're building after all.