Time Travelled — almost 5 years

A letter to you, from the you that you were at 21.

May 07, 2015 May 07, 2020

Epilogue

Peaceful right?

Sorry for long intro, and hey! How's you? How's 2020? Are you in Finland, or have you indeed moved away as you've dreamt of for so long? Anyhow... It's 2015, which still feels like a very modern year to me. I'm 21 years old, finishing my studies at the end of the year. Remember how much work you put into it? Jesus, it's about time we go through the finish line! So, put that all aside, how are you? How's Marvin the marvellous cat? How's your apartment do you still live in this one, your first own (rental) apartment? If yes, I hope you've decorated it far better than I have! These yellow sofas... wow... such taste. Well it's not like I have a choice, these were free after all. Do you do sports like you've said you would? Like seriously, take a grip and start working out! In fact, it's quite hypocrite to say that and not do anything about it, so yeah tonight I'll do the typical workout thing we do with them vids on youtube. They're actually quite tiring. IF you are athletic then **** go in front of the mirror and check out that bootay gurl! So enthusiastic... well but why wouldn't you have been? Right now in May 2015, your life is super, like really it is. The reason for that is well, you've learned to take obstacles in life and not give up the moment things get difficult. As mom used to always say; things have a way of working out, or in her very own words in Finnish "Asioilla on tapana järjestyä." So, I'm 21, life truly ahead of me. No longer a teenager I'm starting to like tasteful stuff in life (though I should tone down the makeup, I dunno why I've started to put on heavy makeup again, must be a phase). Like literally tasteful things such as good food cooked with effort and neat clothing, classy and all. I also dream of making this place look nice, trendy and all. Don't get me wrong, I started to sound like a self obsessed lunatic there; I still love gaming, still love internet and all the people important to me that I've met through it, still love reading, writing, singing, dancing, taking care of Marvin (god**** that cat is precious), listening to music and taking moments like I do where I try to let everything around me sink in and I try to live the moment longer just because living in the moment is often forgotten by us all with the goals of continuously wanting to better ourselves for the future. I say **** that, don't try to better yourself in ways that stop you from understanding the beauty of all that surrounds you. Friends, family, people (whom you have only now started to truly appreciate, no longer are you such a socially awkward penguin yay) and you better not value money for anything more than what it is, just a currency to trade what we need and occasionally want. Materialistic people are in your mind the worst things on this earth. So... you've gone through this and that in the past year, mainly with growing up and learning not to fully trust just anyone and that has made you stronger. I wonder how it is in 5 years time, when this letter arrives? Your heart has been shattered a couple of times, and I'm sure it will have been shattered a couple of more times by the time this letter reaches you, but I, you knew already at this young age how things are, how you can't let someone drag you down how nobody is really worth your tears like that. But you are allowed to feel sad, you're allowed emotions. Just don't get too emo on me, please. Your friends are trying for babies, and you still feel you don't want any and that is fine, and I somehow believe you won't have any kids at your age either, but if you do don't tell them you didn't want them - clearly if you have kids by the time this letter reaches, they were more than wanted. You're a smart girl, you know how to use protection. Last night/yesterday you spent 22h 50min on a Skypecall with Kevin. In 2015 you learned that the boy you threw away was someone you should have not, but it's too late. Then again, being friends with him is in fact one of the best things that could happen to you. Friendships, real ones, last a lifetime. Soooo tell Kevin I said hi, from the past. Ask him is he's still got the neverending moonwalk running on the background of his computer (I truly doubt it). Lasty, say "L0Z3R 4 LYPH!" and see the reaction. Should be spectacular. I hope you've gotten a better relationship to Toni, and that he'd still be together with Adele. She's such a nice girl and your friend. I also hope you still keep in touch with your mother dearest and father as well. If you've lost someone permanently, I'm sorry about that. You should remember the person they were and value the memories instead of fall into deep depression and all. It's more honouring to them if you smile at the times you had together, is it not? Lastly, if you've found love, hold on to him. Or her. You are still bisexual, are you not? It's not a phase like they said... right? But getting back to that; kiss them, hug them, tell them they are ever much so special to you. Right now, having been single - after a rather mild little relationship that didn't last and so I shall not even really count that - for the 2,5 years that has gone by, you're quite alright with how you are, BUT you do wish there was someone to hold on tight when falling asleep, or to greet (though Marvin does do this too) when you arrive home... Or to cook with, or share a movie with... You do want to share your life with someone, eventually. I think you'll find him/her. I think you'll find without looking, if you've not already. Please reply to me, and I love you so much (no **** xD yes, I had to say it, sorry!) Yours truly, Yourself @ 21 --- Letter sent on the 7th of May 2015 at 22:10

Epilogue

over 3 years later

Hey 21-year-old me, 

your 30-year-old self here! I know I KNOW, you sent this to a 26-year-old. Sorry, that at 26 I forgot to reply to you. Then again, that is...

Ihwt dagoednis eyar no htis elrreai tgo )malo ipsrsuer dadh we(. Mfor s),lef lesf i oly-d-re3a0 yhrt6o -h-aetdl2aet  rfo aydl-e6o-(r2 dan alylnrioig erettl us htob t  !o l'er lpli y idreveec oyu as of a erwot stju.
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Iftsr asw i fi w'ohs dlr peetoi ryou only dha saw it k nwehn acout hyeb nioeuqts inppnhaeg 2?020 yb!o oh. Asmks aefc algeor. A saw mnpiceda teh orwld ni. Tmise rycaz. Sfle saw ufirsr stulssivtentoa ey yuro tasdi am o-a2-eydrl6. Won gas ldicld  eaammt' dwon ni 0232i .  .
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Uyo ntoi aimd 'lg arsngtit etsp felt ot adhdouotl reew uyo ekil. Etuasftl hte tmtapte iasnrtgt tgihns erhet na ot - uftfs endeitonm uabot ielk asw yuo. Idert tenuladuoo c' nygm,a fatlu synw rtouit'a  tughoh ttah uyo. Erya for nosagisdi ddah otg this we 3022 a in. Ot ,tlos 0220 gityrn  noi s, uyo aosl were aeagmn slilt. Rs r moyi' fo eht for obth yuo. Tkhan nviigg rneve ofr pu you.   .
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3220 gm,n(iga 2020 nishgt nda cte eitodnenm ttenier,n ouy nigsgin lslti nad in lkedi ew lkhfiol a etel . ). Otehs lceispa tkea nmsmote tkea elw,l ew drae to lossreeuv mmesoier hdlo ttah as ew dan stlil in.  .
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Of ma os updor i aotub tesu:dsi yuor uyo. Oguhthr yuo dluepl it. Sanhkt otg tha en a o,yu reraec de nodscna rftsi ot we ,jbo uro. Ouyr padi rwok fof rdah.  .
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Owe rdot sasnetvtnnmsaapyanon ola eldraylaed hiemj  shwege t hweiet it arh  l co seahyo genritdd! abt:tsp ouros dna uk  nri,itlevgo owo.  clen y  re ocotahkb!ugdo.
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Ou yemant:bo l nt rsso ittri p oer iluyctabs et#n1iu ni,yo feil. Y 2pah  oaxu1r5pdo0 ni.  u onoot 3tb rhcu met  fond2act nh ay€ 7,ocee anhnak. T us0up  aeoro ae2ln0v2 dye in. Hecaynt gr oydauoenfn a annd fdi  winn o o,nyevai g, y  sn bwaro2vt2atr'tsdu3u 0i ooh.  nadoyrle eu.  .
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Lslmv  nn rsi adlei wtiinal keaitn t ta 1s ea1er lhy od iun gpndi rasr la aayy fspsull 2032 pangliy.  ys oe 0d 0sm aaahlwre282y  ni. A ss e itlhnawisl d k aah acuyp-cyt-lopg. Oo ehgmse shstii, ahtold cowsehw  li go. At s yhsbe  e e'cswhou.    .
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Nda  neamad  ne?weerbf7hha o e ertb ns sr ett gwerb seiiybinyoirodtrefosmw  mheab teohtnoeuir  gnaar e  pi !rthttyeoharaebs h beupenh ertepstgo,otukur httr b5  .  ah o dse londvoikysute.  .
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Y y  udwohsi yoetvor e'k aftnouno d.  eo dite ubst sheiifstof tten  la 0%t'b 1a 0.  oeismct if s toeci,m.  .
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Fliadnn ni loiw nsge  wtn  irshaal  tboturo  n-f lti0es3ngi av liwr 2nl e 2i n mr yoalwoonnge 0202.  rne oav m gwitoe rntu acy nweo fsa nm woeth ni. L  oeangougsccioomrfn  in mri vas. O tlr l i a ea blo)w: eomohusfbt.
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Etoanrntsa  inlfo fer turmti arp m evutoewdo  2601. Reeei edt odatwcvnr e . Tery idw mtatefesoeh yertw olg!e l abhedsio rglrhuthoie  edlo w   f beatrwoe'hd t dvhydncheste ac neasuf  ne tat tsgaepiu  erjev wnel e 'reciotta.  .
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Fy e2i bir0h in t-huo lvwentegwdewnr 20iore   dda  2ovmeh0w02toe ni by llweu!2ctanratt nldt aana ysme re pan.   p andhieawsmd nsr egdaa lb. Ceaeuvste  brt eer umtonh .   .
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Semit 5021 eben haeerstdt yuro rehat hsa ewf icsne a. F', si tlie lettre ruoy geelckowdan taeumr to in dna uyo ti eewr. Or uyomrf up ni fo you kebor 4 en-iiltesrhhntapo ysear, doemv 2220 aywa dan ouy. Dv teuay t'ahoh sthi si trnapatem the ht4.
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 yunuotaibakl ohflf tln efsoohyo  uu daoevtelo   hf,tt t r.  .
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Tletr!!! e in nad hommdoy tieni uen isth.
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02!32 dna wtih ni you ei,rgyls  a ni avhe given itsh vneki sinfrde you mya negdeag rendamei nto 5021 tgo utb tgo yuo ni mih heca,cn memsru you 202!2 egetrtho. H e cosel nda yalswa yruo aws ebuvlaal ereht nfirde sa. Eh  aycaaw ldrse. Ouy wanetd eht sebt he rfo saaywl. Aws in hte 0222 yflilna eh dna you zeeadlir oen. Ilsp stih ti miet ndey tloti' ud. Otko ew sith hte chacne ,eitm.   .
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Ents mhi hswt e eettrhirel tdeennoim i imh uyo teh of tpar. Ti eh htoguth aws ecut. On moarnye his tmoerpcu rik gnnet-hdn mlveowaneeo  h'aee hdvtesno. ,recoksh hrigt? : d.
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Him ot i edu ys oukas sisk on dna llwi viekn as guh od lodh ,tigth to.    .
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2or hia ae-elndy1d-rei lytsla,. Aonlg hvea you eldvo i all. Uoy nur uldco wedlka os we.  .
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Tnyh uoka.  .
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Sl yr truo,yu.
03  sy reulf@o.

This user has written an update to this letter.To see what they wrote, please


Letter Author:

over 1 year ago

Oh damn forgot from the reply: Toni and Adele broke up aaaages ago like later in 2015 I think. I can't remember. They both found new love and it's all good.

Toni moved away to a different country as well. We never got too close, but he is still my brother and I love him as well.

Mom and dad, and all of the rest of my family, we keep in touch and are close.

And I did lose our grandpa this year. You were lucky to have him still in 2015. But his memory is only warm and I cherish everything he gave me in life.

Now I think I replied thoroughly. If I left anything else out, that's life :)

-Yourself @ 30

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