A letter from January 22nd, 2021

Dear future Stef, Hi, it is going to be in the future when you read this letter, how’s everything? I am glad to make this letter to you , for you to read in the future and I do not know how you may grow up to be , I just assume that you will grow as I expect .I hope when you read this letter , it will remind something about yourself and bring back some precious memories as the song goes memories bring back memories. Right now you are in the Philippines specifically in palao area where you are stuck living with your mom and grandparents. Typical Filipino family set-up yet maybe along the way you’d figure out to advance to whatever set-up you would fall to. Talking you back when you had your elementary graduation, people around us keep on asking this pressuring question of “what will you gonna be “. At first I would answer I want to be a Pilot someday yet reality speaks to me it is something I and my mom cannot afford. A few years forward that question was asked again so I answered “ I guess I want to be a policeman” yet mom discourages me to pursue it for I am his only son and she doesn’t want me to walk that path. As I am about to enroll for senior high school that question was asked again so I answered “ I want to be a businessman” which is reasonable because I enrolled in ABM track. Perhaps I was right about it yet still I cant say that’s final and I’m so sure of it and if you’re going to ask that million worth question, I would say …screw you! Hahaha. Life is uncertain, all I know is you keep on going and there’s no turning back. Take as many mistakes as you can, enjoy life, shift course , change it then change it again until you will be redirected to the right one. By the time that you’ll be asked again by that question, you don’t need to guess …you’ll know! I want you to always remember to work hard always no matter what hindrances may come to challenge you and it will be worth it once you’ve surpass everything. Sometimes along the way you would feel tired and would give up, always remember this that your friends specifically that friend of yours who’s always at your back without being mentioned publicly plus the support of your mom will your foundation and tap the inner soul of you to rise up and fight and for sure you’ll be fine. Toodles and see you then future me! 😃 Yours, Old Stef 01/19/21