ETH Boulder has been one of those experiences that’s hard to summarize without sounding dramatic.

Today especially.

Conversations that stretched my thinking. Builders who are quietly serious about their craft. Moments where ideas clicked in real time and I could feel my perspective widening. Not just inspiration — expansion.

There’s something different about being around people who are building with intention instead of noise. It sharpens you. It challenges you. It also reminds you that you’re not crazy for thinking long-term in a short-term world.

I don’t even know how to fully put into words how special today felt. My mind feels bigger. Clearer. Hungrier in a calm way.

And we still have another day here in Boulder.

Today in the Zoroastrian calendar is the last day of the month Bahman — Roj Aneran, meaning endless light. Symbolic of where Ahura Mazda resides. Light as goodness. Light as knowledge.

It landed differently tonight.

The lesson wasn’t about chasing more light. It was recognizing that growth itself is a form of light. Every time your thinking expands, every time you understand something deeper, every time you step into a bigger room without shrinking — that’s light.

You don’t have to force enlightenment. You just have to stay open enough to receive it.

Keep putting yourself in rooms that stretch you.

– BetterCallZaal on behalf of the ZABAL Team

ETH Boulder has been one of those experiences that’s hard to summarize without sounding dramatic.

Today especially.

Conversations that stretched my thinking. Builders who are quietly serious about their craft. Moments where ideas clicked in real time and I could feel my perspective widening. Not just inspiration — expansion.

There’s something different about being around people who are building with intention instead of noise. It sharpens you. It challenges you. It also reminds you that you’re not crazy for thinking long-term in a short-term world.

I don’t even know how to fully put into words how special today felt. My mind feels bigger. Clearer. Hungrier in a calm way.

And we still have another day here in Boulder.

Today in the Zoroastrian calendar is the last day of the month Bahman — Roj Aneran, meaning endless light. Symbolic of where Ahura Mazda resides. Light as goodness. Light as knowledge.

It landed differently tonight.

The lesson wasn’t about chasing more light. It was recognizing that growth itself is a form of light. Every time your thinking expands, every time you understand something deeper, every time you step into a bigger room without shrinking — that’s light.

You don’t have to force enlightenment. You just have to stay open enough to receive it.

Keep putting yourself in rooms that stretch you.

– BetterCallZaal on behalf of the ZABAL Team