When I asked you why the purple Violet called to you, you told me it was “magic”. I hope that you can still find the magic of life. I hope, despite everything, it is still in abundance.

I haven’t met you yet, but I already know you deserve a better tomorrow.

People are an amazing race and, if we have the will, I believe we have the ingenuity and resources to fix the harm we’ve done.

I hope this year is a real turning point and by the time you’re a teenager, your life is powered almost entirely by clean energy like solar and wind.

I tried.

I promise that I will plant more trees in places where there are none.

There is a place on this planet called the Amazon, and I don’t mean the online shopping site (is that still a thing in your time?).

Gostaria que você se lembrasse das lições simples que mamãe e papai te ensinou, como cuidar das plantas e dos espaços coletivos.

I hope, as your father, I’ve done enough to instill within you how science is a wonderful adventure.