A Letter For My Younger Self

Dear younger self, 

I am your future self. I know that now you are in the vibrant years of your adolescence and everything around you feels beautiful. You live in a fairyland of your imagination where the world and its people seem all beautiful and good to you. But, I want to let you know certain things from my experience.

I want to let you know that not everything is the same as what it looks like because, at the end of the day, people pretend well. Be very careful before trusting people or making them closer to you. Make sure to draw boundaries with certain people no matter how close you are. Always remember to be your own best friend, fan and cheerleader before anyone else because people are temporary but you yourself are your constant companion in the entire journey of life. Learn to love yourself and make yourself and your goals as your biggest priority before anyone else. Always believe in yourself and realize that you are enough to achieve anything that you really want. Never doubt yourself because doubting yourself will only lead you to achieve less than your potential. Believe that you are enough and anyone valuing you less than your worth doesn't deserve to be a part of your life. Don't break yourself for others. Don't give so much of yourself to people that you end up losing yourself. It's better to lose certain people than to lose yourself. Don't give people so much access that they have power over you to the point that they can break you. Be bold enough to cut people off who don't serve for your betterment. Don't remain too innocent as the world is not kind enough to value your innocence. Be clever enough to not fall into people's sweet words and make sure to know them properly before giving them access to your life. 

Lastly, I want to say sorry for hurting and breaking you for people who don't deserve you. Sorry for thinking that you weren't enough to achieve your goals. Sorry, for not believing in you. Sorry, for giving away all my trust to people without a second thought. Sorry for giving you away to people who only hurt you. Forgive me for my mistakes. 

- Your Future Self.