A letter from Nov 07, 2024

Dear FutureMe, Today is Friday, the 8th of November 2024. This year has been the most testing of our life. As I'm writing this to you, I won't even be able to send it yet because the wifi got disconnected this morning due to non-payment. I get daily notifications from Netflix and Apple Music because I haven't paid those subscriptions either. I haven't had a haircut in about a month because I can't afford it. (Mind you that costs R50). I can't even afford to buy body lotion, so everyday after taking a shower I steal some of my Mother's vaseline just so I can moisturise myself. My problems right now seem countless and to be honest I could probably fill this mail up with more than 2000 words of all the problems I have in my life right now but that is not what I want this letter to you to be about. You see, there's a saying I love; "poor is a mindset, but broke is temporary." I am not ashamed to admit that currently I am very broke. Extremely so. But, I know with every fibre of my being that life won't always be like this. You see, the 30 and 31 year old version of ourself, decided that he was going to start taking action to change his life for himself and for his family. The 30-year-old version of ourself knew that if he didn't change, then nothing would. He found something that he knew he would have to dedicate the next few years of his life to if the situation was to change. This version of ourself started day-trading and this is one of the hardest endeavours that he's ever had to undertake. You see, with this journey came a prerequisite that the old self had to die in order to make space for the new Prince. He had to begin a journey of self-deprivation, self-discipline, self-motivation and most importantly a deep rooted search of soul. He slowly began transforming himself and his habits to build a new self that would emerge on the other side of this letter as a proud man and one who was well on his journey to self-fulfilment and mastery over his thoughts, habits and actions. In the past few months Prince, we've rekindled our love for reading. I've read and completed 7 books thus far and hope to at least complete 10 by the time the the year ends. I've deleted apps on my phone that lead to procrastination such as X, Instagram and TikTok which has greatly helped me to cut out all the outside noise and fully focus within. Despite me not going to gym the whole year I've managed to maintain a decent physique and physical frame by having a morning exercise routine at home and committing to 200 push-ups on a daily basis. I'm slowly but surely developing a bulletproof mindset that allows me to look past current hurdles or challenges and zoom out to see the bigger picture that is this maze we call life. Using my eyes, I can only see what is directly in front of me and problems that beg for my attention; but using my faith, I use my spiritual and higher self to starve these problems and instead feed my belief in a better tomorrow. My higher self is my navigation system through life's maze and I know for a fact that we will reach the destination and thus make a mockery of all the circumstances that tried to hinder our success. Prince, you will receive this mail on your 32nd birthday. I place absolutely no pressure on your shoulders. What I've learned as I've gotten older is that life does not come with a stopwatch. You can't tell the universe when to work its magic. What you CAN do is put in good, honest, hard work; keep your head down, and eventually your persistence will yield results. I know this because it is the law of the universe and the universe doesn't break its laws - the fact that gravity keeps you on this earth and you don't float away at midnight is evidence of this. I pray in my heart for you Prince, that you achieve some of the goals that we have set for ourself, even if it's just a few of them. You have an amazing, beautiful heart and you deserve to be happy. I pray that you got to experience some achievements and fulfilments in different areas of your life. You know what your goals are, you have them written down. I pray that on our 32nd birthday, you can read this and smile because life got just a little bit easier......... To my current self I say, keep working champ, keep grinding even on the days when you don't feel like it. Through the tears, anxiety, depression, dark moments that nobody sees, your worries and fears.. Through it all, keep working and don't give up. And hopefully by the time you read this, you do so with a sense of accomplishment. To FutureMe - with lots of love. From Prince.