A letter from Sep 16th, 2021

Dear 20 year old me, Do you know what makes you yourself? It's that you are always forgetting things. That's a good to thing though cause if you read this letter you wouldn't know a thing about it. It'll come to you like someone else wrote it or that some random 15 year old kid got into your brain and sent you an email from the past. In all the life challenges and goals that you have experienced you will always continue to grow. Even in the bad times you have continue to pursue your passions and exert full energy and potential in trying new things out. When a hardship goes by though, you are stuck with a problem that sometimes becomes impossible for you to overcome. This is where you come in to prove that as you got older you can be better than that. In the next time you see this letter remember that you should be better and that you should have moved a mile from where you were last. Always continue to move on as life experiences will only keep coming, problems will only end to start new ones and that life as we talk about it will never get boring but, instead only get more interesting as we get older. We can not pick which people we will see tomorrow, what weather it will be, or how long we are going to live. All this is our destiny so don't be afraid to meet new people. If you are destined to meet someone then don't be shy as all you can do is gain knowledge and experience from them, whether they are a bad or good person you can get a life lesson from it. To all the mistakes that you have committed, forget about it because it is history in the past and the present is now while the future is yet to come. If you want some thing grab it. You're hunger to follow your dreams is what make you continue to live and to strive for greatness. If you see an opportunity go for it as only time can stop you from doing something. Never back down from regret or fear but always be brave to commit an action that may lead to mistake. You will only learn from those experiences. Always stay bad as you are too nice most of the time. When you go around the world there are many people who are not so nice so protect yourself. Be who you are and stay bad as things will not alway go your way. No more Mr. nice guy, save that for family and friends. The real world is composed of enemies, threats, and danger that you should protect yourself and family from. Have many layers of skin so you won't get embarrassed when committing a small mistake (kapalan mo mukha mo). When you meet a bad person stay humble and learn from their actions and why they are hated instead of copying them. Experience is only the greatest teacher so go out there be a bad boy and always learn something new (learning the hard way is best preferred). See you strong man. You probably already have a girlfriend by then. Peace, 15 year old Charles