Quoting Rakhim Davletkali, Dreaming of obsession, 2014

When I was a kid, everyone around me was obsessed with something. For some it was football, for others cars, video games or some martial art like karate. And I was jealous. I couldn’t get obsessed, I was trying to, but couldn’t.

[…] instead of a real obsession I got obsessed with the idea of obsession.
— Rakhim Davletkali, Dreaming of obsession, 2014

5:04pm on August 20, 2025 from Tbilisi, Georgia


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