Dear Future Me: Letter to Future Self

Let me assume that this letter is read on some kind of grapheme screen wrapped around your wrist or glued to your face. Future must be awesome with High-tech machines! Most probably my words of knowledge are going to be of no use to you since1)I am only 21 and you must think aim pretty stupid to advice the older you who has experienced more in life than me and 2) you are a stubborn person with no clue on when to stop and a helplessly adamant fighter. Also if you are reading this through a waterfall of tears clouding up your eyes thinking about the old you, then you are not going to believe a single word I am about to say but here it goes.

Your life had always been and will be one giant rollercoaster. It’s exciting, it’s frustrating and it’s also depressing. However, it’s temporary. I hope you have a few more things figured out by now while you also still have some doubts. It would be pretty perfect if you managed to survive without dying due to assassinations planned by people who were pissed at you for ruining their perfect composure with your ‘SO not appreciated Sarcasm’. I have no idea where you ended up but yeah kudos to you if you managed to survive the wrecked hurricane I live in and call my life.

If I was to take a wild guess at your life and the person who you’ve become? My answer would probably be a crazy ass person with a awesome social life and with an irritating type of personality, lack of any type of cookery skills and an addiction to ice cream, novels, pets and obviously mangos.

I am and I always will be proud of whatever you have managed to accomplish and I am holding on to the thought of you still being the insanely sane person. Ha! Who am I even kidding? You have surely not grown up and that is the best thing! Do you still shout the lyrics of a song when driving with your dad like me? Do you still dance around not caring about what place you are in like me? Do you still not get least bit worried about what others think about you when u speak to others in such a loud voice like me? If yes, then WHOOHOOOOO

On a lighter note, I am dead sure you will still be a beaten up soul and hence here are some tips to survive.

1. Stop crying over people who became ghosts (they all were bitches and assholes in the first place).
2. Stop aiming to be a perfectionist (don’t overwork yourself to meet your own expectations, it’s good to be a messed up failure sometimes).
3. You should probably stop crying with happiness every time you see a cute dog or cat (I know it’s not gonna happen! but hey, nothing is wrong in advising).

I am pretty much sure that you have got a lot of things(sad things…happy things…weird things…every shit!) going on while you are reading this, but trust me when I say that everything is going to be awesome. Most importantly, Spend time with people you love. Try understanding your little brother a bit more if you still haven’t made any progress with that! you must never forget that he is a cactus, thorny outside but soft inside! He loves you even though he pisses you off on a whole different level!

The following are a must do! if you didn’t do these, I will hunt you down and kick your ass pretty hard.

1. Make some plans.
2. Get outside, even when the couch is calling.
3. Prank your friends (the meaner the better).
4. Go for a sail.
5. Climb a mountain.
6. Build a fire.
7. Stay up late.
8. Camp in the woods.
9. Eat good food cooked from scratch.
10. See live music.
11. Travel abroad with someone you care about.
12. Immerse yourself in a good book.

I hope you have already toured the world with your best friends and family. You should have scuba and sky dived. Also I hope you got the new tattoo that you always wanted. Knowing myself the way I kinda do? You are a screwed up ass but that’s cool! Never lose track of what is important, what is worth making time for. Your nightmares are still gonna be there like your shadow and your heart is still gonna get broken but you have to be a master at letting go and may the bridges you burn light the way for you. The main thing is life will remain shitty and difficult as always, do not let the world dull your sparkle! Be the rebel you always have been. And never forget to be grateful. You should be oh, so very grateful to god for everything he gave you so far. Keep going.-with love and sarcasm Present me!

A Letter To Suture Me (essay)

If I were to write a letter to the 8 year old me, I would sum it up in a few words: always be kind, don’t be afraid to be different, everything happens for a reason, enjoy the ride. I guess the 10 years from now me, would like a letter as well, so here it goes..

Dear 28 year old me,

First of all, I hope you are happy. I hope you are still the person who feels everything so deeply, even though the concept of ‘feeling’ is considered a weakness in our generation, but to me is strength. This life is meant for pleasure, how can we enjoy everything by not feeling? I hope you consider yourself your own hero because I know you are a hard worker and always aim high. Are you still the person who sees the good in people? Hope you are, because this proves the positive side of you. Are you still passionate about music? Still openminded? You know I cherish understandable people..

Hope you are successful, because I am willing to work hard, even though have a million doubts about what the future holds. The term ‘future’ sounds scary.. We imagine tons of illusions but what happens out of them usually turns out to be a surprise, doesn’t it? That’s what makes it so beautiful.

Do you remember these days? Remember the Friday night out’s with your friends, the laughs that would make your stomach hurt? Hope you still have the same best friends, they are worthy of keeping. Is your family proud of you? They are your biggest supporters, they expect a lot from you. Is your sister looking up to you? She is all grown by now..

Hope you have experienced love, the one that consumes you, passion and adventure. Hope you have found the person who is the first one you share news to, values you, completes you. You might be expecting a kid by now, are you going to be one of the cool moms?

Hope you are enjoying life as much as possible, hope you have visited cities, seen the beauty in different parts of the world, met people of other cultures. This life is long but yet so short, challenging but yet so pretty, so much beauty all around us, if we would only open our heart and feel it. I’ve heard the words: “The first rule of truly living: do the thing you are most afraid of”, the moments between the adrenaline and the action, moments that make our heart pound is the instant you are truly alive, you are truly you. In every moment a choice exists. We can cling to the past or embrace the beauty of change and allow a brighter future to unfold before us. New days will come. The question is, will you control it, or will you let it control you?