Yesterday was November 26, 2025.

I was driving the company car when a single second changed everything. I looked at my phone just to confirm a street name one second, no more. By evening, that second had turned into a fine almost equal to one third of my salary. Strangely, it matched exactly the amount I had saved.

It wasn’t the money that shook me. It was the feeling that life waits silently, takes what you gather, and leaves you with the question:

Will I ever be able to save anything for myself?

Last night, when I checked history as I always do, I discovered that on November 26, 1865, Lewis Carroll published Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland a story where logic dissolves and meaning constantly slips away.

My day felt exactly like that book: rules bending, order breaking, and everything familiar turning absurd.

This episode reflects on losing control, unexpected costs, and the quiet strength of continuing despite what disappears. Because sometimes prosperity is not what remains in your pocket but the fact that you keep walking even when life erases the path beneath your feet.

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