A letter from Feb 14, 2024

Dear FutureMe, I don't know when exactly you are graduating but hopefully this comes around the time it's close. I put this on April 1 not because it's april fools but because you're #1! WE THE BEST MUSIC D _ J KHALID Anyways...to the serious talk ~ You deserve the best, even when you make mistakes. You deserve the world and happiness. No one is going to provide that for you, be independent. I hope these are the things I am able to remember in the future as you. You're graduating now or soon or maybe already have. You're in the place that I look forward to. I'm trying to enjoy the entirety of college because apparently these are my "golden years". That honestly terrifies me even more. Like these are the best years out of my life? Yes, I'm enjoying life more than ever right now, but I don't want the golden years to be only for a span of time. I want to enjoy every year, every month, everything. Focus on that. Focus on looking forward to dates with your partner, yourself, your friends, anyone. Focus on enjoying everything that doesn't include someone. Focus on having your world revolve around yourself (humbly). I'm trying my best to love the state I'm at and who I am. It's hard to do but I want to do it for you, for the future. It's a long journey and I know you're probably more mature than me, but that does not mean I love myself any less right now. I look up to you, but I am still proud of where I am now. Rereading the letters I've written to myself for high school grad, I see that's where I struggled in. I looked down on myself and put everyone on a stool. Accepting that was hard and changing it was even harder. Still, I want to remember that I was able to get through it. Point is, I want you to remember every version of yourself and love them all. You're constantly growing into the best version of yourself, but making your past self into a bad person is wrong. You can make mistakes but not be labeled by that mistake. Learn and grow. I love you. Yours truly, You <3