Inner, The Breath of God, Volume 1

Ghassen Ghediri considers himself a student of Love. Humble is his pursuit of closeness to God—through Him to You, and through You to Him. He is a seeker, a listener, a believer, and a questioner. He believes we become poets and writers by accident. Then again, life itself might be the most wonderful accident. But do accidents really exist? For years, Ghassen found excitement in difficulties—challenges, competitiveness, intensity. He believed positions, degrees, titles, status, and money would equate to fulfillment, happiness, and freedom. That these were the markers of a meaningful life. He fed his ego, looking for validation from anyone and everyone. And yet, he is profoundly thankful for all the blessings and worldly successes God has bestowed upon him. With His infinite wisdom, God took him on a new, renewed, and different path—one He had been preparing him for all along, just as He does with all of us. An inner voice began growing louder, calling Ghassen to fulfill something untouched, sacred, and important—a dream. He began having deep conversations with family, friends, and close ones—questioning everything: God, religion, humanity, time, mortality, science, art, the universe...Some welcomed the dialogue—for a moment. Others felt uneasy. Some changed the topic. A few became irritated. That's when he began to write. At first, just scattered notes on his phone—thoughts, fragments, questions, maxims, ideas. Over time, the notes became prose. The prose became poems. What started quietly in his pocket grew into something he could no longer keep to himself. He emailed the notes to himself, compiled them, rearranged them, and then continued writing more intentionally on his laptop. That process began a few years ago. To this day, Ghassen still returns to his phone—to catch sudden insights, lines, aphorisms, the start of a prose piece or a poem before they fade. Sometimes he writes entire poems there, in one sitting. He believes every instant of inspiration should be captured when it comes. The words arrive naturally, spontaneously—and most of the time, he doesn't control the topic, the sequence, or the expression. Over time, he developed his own quiet rituals around this improvisational process. Interestingly enough, Ghassen is a corporate finance professional working for a large multinational company. His entire background is in accounting and finance. He holds a Doctorate of Business Administration, an MBA in Finance and Accounting, and a Master's degree in Accounting. He has always had an interest in reading about philosophy—particularly stoicism— cosmology, spirituality, theology, and mysticism. He has always had an incessant desire to find his true path, help others, and grow beyond the materialistic world. He loves words, languages, writing, nature, meditation, and silence. He is a nomad. He travels a lot—even when he doesn't.