Dear Bill,
Thanks to you, the world has reached an incredible place
with regard to computers and technology. In the beginning, we had a hard time
getting used to the mouse, but these days we feel rather comfortable with it,
and we don’t know what we would do if it were not for the right click. Life has
become so easy. Students, teachers, academicians, businessmen, designers, and
housewives: everyone loves to “copy and paste.’’
I am not sure whether you play the telephone game in
your country, but we love to play this game nationally. We have a good laugh
comparing what the first whisperer and the last say. This is very much like the
copy-paste business. You never know what sort of changes take place between the
original author and the one who copied it. Yet, we never laugh at this Bill, we
love these short cuts. Bless you Bill, for saving us from “reading books” and “writing”.
Following the invention of the Internet, the weight has
been off our minds as a family. Now I can find all the necessary information
about my job, and I am able to prepare my presentations easily on the night
before. Not that I know any of the people who also share the same information like
me, but you can’t imagine how everyone is so generous and unselfish.
My wife now copies recipes from the Internet and
prepares delicious dishes for us. As you can imagine, she is also in good
spirits. She often expresses her gratitude to you. Although there is occasional
confusion with the measurements, we have no real complaints. When I say confusion, this is actually a bit of an
exaggeration; just things like adding salt to the rice pudding. She apparently
made a mistake when copying the recipe. This is normal, Bill. My wife feels so
relaxed now, because she doesn’t have to worry about what to cook anymore. This
has also comforted the whole family.
By the way, your children have grown up. How wonderful!
My son is in 6th grade and he brings home a lot of research
homework. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that my wife and I have started school
again. Did you know that they now call homework ‘performance’?
Do you remember Bill, the old days, how much effort we
made to complete assignments? We used to go to libraries, read books, conduct research
and come up with a few pages of summary. Those were difficult times. You liked
reading though. In the end you have built a giant technology empire with
limited resources of those days and became one of the wealthiest men in the
world. I wonder what you would do if you were a student in today’s conditions.
Yes, Bill, they have changed the name for homework; it
is ‘performance task’ now. However, it feels like it is not my son’s
performance, but mine that is measured. I don’t quite understand how, but the
rascal is quite self-indulgent, so I’m trying to help him out a little. It
takes about 15 minutes for us to reach the information and complete the task,
or a maximum of half an hour, if pictures are required.
May God bless you, Bill! Believe me, we all pray for
you. Our lives have become so easy and we have a lot more free time. This is so
good; I can watch more football games, and my wife is on Facebook all day
sharing ideas, pictures and other things with her friends. She has become a
genuine philosopher. I have no idea where she gets all those words from, but
she has improved herself tremendously. She sometimes shares cooking photos, as
well, although she hasn’t tried any of those dishes yet I believe that we will
be tasting them very shortly. They look magnificent!
My son is also happy, too, when assignments are
completed quickly. He disappears into his room in the evening. We see neither
hide nor hair of him. This computer thing has done him good. The other day I
was curious about what he was up to. He was apparently playing a war strategy
game. I think he will become a bureaucrat and become a vital part of our
country’s foreign affairs office. I was, in fact, a little tense when I heard
that it was a war game. I was afraid that he would learn about violence, but
then I was relieved when he said, “No Dad, we don’t actually kill.’’
Bill, we are grateful to you for the change you have
made in our lives. We are certainly
proud of your achievements. Our family has adopted your famous quote ‘’I always
select the lazy ones for the hardest tasks because they always solve the most
difficult problem with the simplest methods.’’ Now that we have become idle
enough, we are waiting for your phone call.
With love
Your friend,
Your friend,
Ömer Orhan
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