Letter to myself
A letter: From me to me.
Hi everyone! I read a classmate's blog the other day and she gave me a great idea of what to write on this blog (I ran out of ideas ages ago). So today I'll write a letter to myself, my 25 year-old self, and maybe I'll actually get the chance to read it 7 years down the road.
So here goes.
(A letter: From me to me.)
Dear Chuan Ying,
You're finally 25 years old. You've made it through the first two and a half parts of your life, childhood, being a teenager, and a small part of adulthood. You've made it so far, through all difficulties. You should reward yourself for that, for holding on.
I hope life's been kinder to you all these years, are you happy with your life and the way things have turned out? I hope so.
You're probably working a full time job by now, hopefully one that gives you financial stability.
Maybe you're even married too.
Are you still with Rahman? If you are, that's great. You've made it through almost 8 years, and you've finally gotten what you wished for. The road hasn't been easy for you or him, I'm glad you made it through. If not, have you found someone else, or are you single?
Doesn't matter which is it, as long as you're happy. Don't take things too hard, life will always move on, whether we want it to or not. Love yourself, take care of yourself.
I hope you've become a stronger person.
Are you still as soft-hearted as you were back in the day?
Perhaps you've changed.
But if you've made it this far, any change is probably for the better.
Hopefully you don't wring your heart out for love anymore, have learnt to take control of your own emotions and are not letting others/ anyone control them.
Do you love your job as much as you've always wanted to? Maybe you've found a job as an administrator, or maybe you're in business, or maybe you've become a writer or a journalist after all!
Either way, don't be too keen to earn too much money and neglect the most important things in life.
I doubt you will, but don't take a chance on those things.
Some things once gone, are hard to get back.
I'm sure you've learnt that over the years.
Has your health improved? I hope you haven't been eating more and more medicine over the years!
Take good care of your health, exercise much much more (unless you're already exercising lots) and be sure not to over exhaust yourself.
Take good care of your parents, you should after all the love they've given you all these years. If they're sick, take care of them, visit them often, if you're not staying with them. Be patient and caring.
Work hard, don't play too hard! Laziness comes with a price, and I'm sure you've realized that over the years too!
Never take life too hard, never let things tear you down too often. Take things easy as much as you can. Believe that you can. Life will never be easy, but it will be even harder if you let certain things mess you up too much.
Most importantly, never lose sight of who you are.
Make your goals every year-and keep to them.
Constantly remind yourself of them, work towards them.
Let yourself be strong.
Never let life tear you down and break you for too long.
Love others, but not too much that you no longer love yourself, remember that.
Remember to be young- in the sense of your heart.
Don't let your soul be so weary all the time, you're only 25!
Smile (:
Love,
Chuan Ying (The 18 year-old version)
My Name is Chuan Ying. I'm a 19 years-old girl who loves watching chinese dramas (not korean please), my soft toys/ plushies and hanging out with my favorite people in the world. I strongly believe that pasta is food for the soul and lying on a mat in the middle of a field with the one you love by your side on a sweet, windy night brings about x100000 (infinity) happiness to a person