— A man holding his baby up to paintings and talking...

So today is the last day of 2017 and I can proudly say that I have survived one of the most emotional and eyes opening years in my life. It has been a year of change and I have never felt this different in my life than ever before. Not only the circumstances in real life but also social media had a huge impact on my path. In March 2017 I created my Tumblr account as “Jafaaar” and didn’t really had any intentions. None of my real life friends had tumblr so it was pretty much my place to free my mind and do what I’d like to do without getting judged. I didn’t even know Tumblr was such a big thing in Germany but as soon as I saw thousands of German quotes I realized I wasn’t alone. I felt in love with many Blogs and could really relate to the things the people posted. A month later I saw a post about a group chat and even though I am a very private person I had the urge to approach this user to enter the group she was promoting. I entered the group and met a handful of warm hearted people. People I immediately felt a connection to and could relate on a daily basis. As time went by the connection grew and I felt like I could talk to every single one in private about my life, my fears and my goals. There were a lot of days I preferred to speak to my online friends rather then my real life friends. They lived in different places but still I knew I could always hit them up and just talk. One thing that I quickly realized is the sleeping schedule we shared. When all the people around me went to bed I knew my tumblr people were wide awake at 4 am. As a night owl I’ve never felt more accepted in society lmao. I remember this girl who had family issues so we talked all night long. She talked about her feelings and how much she wanted to run away so I tried to understand her point of view even though I have never seen her family or her. Tumblr showed me that you don’t have to see somebody to understand what the person is struggling with.
Not only did this platform showed me different perspectives and lives around Germany but it also opened my eyes that we should never believe in infinity. Bonds will break and we will lose people but that is just part of life and it’s okay. Losing people just makes you stronger and forms your character. One second you are face timing every single night and in the other second you are told to stop bother and let the person go. I have met so many kind and good hearted people on Tumblr, people I wish I had around me all day because we ride on the same wave and share the same interest, beliefs and sense of humor. I had the chance to visit some friends and travel to another city and even found a really good friend in my own city with the power of tumblr. But not only in my home country but also internationally people hit me up and wanted to talk with me. I especially gained followers from France, the UAE and the USA and didn’t know people actually liked my content. I am so thankful for every single user who clicks on my blog and enjoys my reblogs and texts.
All in all I just want to say thank you to every person I got to know this year on tumblr, every gain, every lose, every friend and even enemy (it’s just one girl I really can’t stand lol).
Without my blog I would’ve never become the person I am today. So thank you 🙏🙏 I know that this text is pretty much irrelevant but it’s a way of thanking and for my soul :)

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