Dear Me From The Future

Dear me,

Listen to my instructions carefully. Now, before I write anything for real, I want you to imagine what your 2019 self has to say. Think thoroughly. Every question to be answered, every suspicion, remark, joke, anything that comes to your mind. When you are done, read the following:

My purpose here is to serve as a reminder. Your dreams have undoubtedly changed. Naturally, so have you. Can you remember what you assumed you were destined to be at this age? I bet you are on a completely different track right now. Can you recount all the things you shed a tear for at this age? I bet you are banging your head against the wall right now, laughing at the silliness of your youth. Can you recall the people who had your back when you were a teenager? I bet the scenery is not even close to what it was.

But my purpose is not my aim.

My aim here is to serve, not as a reminder, but as a lesson. I know that you are fierce when change comes into question, you embrace it magnanimously, with no trace of fear. I believe that you stick to your attitude that nothing kills faster than regret. And although you are much more experienced, I am certain that regret leads to nowhere but sorrow. I am well-aware that your eyes are sharp and not clouded, and your judgement clear and not overcast by falsehood. I acknowledge that you believe that everyone sees you in a different light, and therefore there cannot be a unique version of you.

But wherever you are, whatever you're doing, whoever you're with, listen. Earlier I asked you to recall your past. Now your task is to think of your present and tell me who you are and how do you differ from your past self? What have you learned? What separates the person you used to be from your current being?

From the moment of your birth till now one great fear was always behind your heels. Choice. Now, your answer should teach you how whatever you choose, something great always turns out in the very end.

With love,

You