From Dad To Nikola With Love

February 2, 2012

Dear Nikola:

I read curriculum of your department of politics. It looks OK to me. I am wandering which specialty you took: domestic or international politics or may be theory. Or may be you are eyeing law degree after first four years. Just a piece of advice from your Dad who was, is, and always will be with you despite everything. Don't always follow the main stream with everybody else like cattle. Great things in history happened when great individuals stepped aside and did things in a different way than everybody else. Galileo did not believe that Earth is the center of the Universe. Columbus did not believe that Earth ends where it was believed it ended. Don't allow to be brain washed as contemporary politics and politicians are trying to brain wash masses all over the world. Think with your own head and take all courses and widespread opinions with a grain of salt. I would love to have lengthy discussions about all that with you.

One of your high school teachers told me you could be good in literature or philosophy. That is great. This crazy world needs someone who could decipher and spell out where the world goes. It would be good if you could start writing for CUA Tower. I would love to read your articles. It is guaranteed you would have at least one devoted fan .

Needless to say, it would be cool if we could have a two way communication via Skype or phone. It is up to you. I know one day we will and even more, one day we'll see each other and have great time.

Love.

Dad (or preferably Tata in Serbian)