A letter from Nov 29, 2025

Dear Future Me, Hi, How are you I hope that you are matured, calm, ug mas nakasabot sa life kaysa nako karon. I hope okay raka and I hope you’re finally living the peace and confidence nga dugay na kaayo nimo gipangandoy. As I’m writing this, daghan kaayo kog worries. I still wonder if you are exactly where you hoped to be. Right now I’m still in Mechanical Engineering and grabe jud ang pressure. Usahay maka feel ko nga basin dili ni para nako unya gakahadlok kaayo ko ma fail, not because I’m scared to fall behind but because dili ko gusto madisappoint sila Mama, Papa, Kuya, Ate, ug Manang. Where I told them nga nagstruggle ko sa akong course pero nagpabilin gihapon ko kay naningkamot ko and sayang akong scholarship. I hope ikaw na overcome na nimo kung unsa akong na agian. I hope nga naka overcome ka sa tanan challenges, breakdowns, ug kakapoy nga akong na experience karon. And I hope nga proud na ka to say nga you are finally a Mechanical Engineer. Sometimes I ask myself if by the time you read this, naka graduate na ba ka. Naka survive ba ka sa tanan subjects nga nakapa question sa imong worth. And unsa na imong life. Happy pa ba ka with the people you love. Ga talk pa ba mo ni Miel? or did the world teach you something new about love and letting go. Whatever happened, I hope you handled it with a soft heart because I know how deeply you feel things. Right now I believe in growth and resilience. I believe that even when things are painful, naay rason ngano nahitabo tanan. I’m still holding on to God in the ways I know how even if dili perfect akong faith. These beliefs keep me standing even on days nga hurot na akong strength. The hardest challenge I’ve faced so far is feeling like I’m not enough. Feeling nga bisan unsaon nakog try maka catch up ko, I still fall short. It has shaped me to be quieter, humbler, and more understanding of myself. And it taught me to keep going bisan pa sa tanan self doubt. Future Me, if ever maka feel ka ug kapoy, ayaw kalimot unsa ka kalayo niabot. Remember the younger version of you. The one who cried alone but still showed up. The one who didn’t give up even if he wanted to. I hope you’re proud of him because he fought so hard just to give you the life you have now. So please always be kind to yourself. Don’t rush. Don’t compare. Ayaw kabalaka sa expectations sa uban. Love bravely but choose yourself too. Keep your faith alive in your own way. Remember Mama, Papa, Kuya Ate, Manang and imong mga manghud, and all the people nga nagtuo nimo bisan sa days nga ikaw mismo wala nitou sa imong kaugalingon. And above all, never forget where you came from and how much pain and hope built you. Whatever life looks like now I hope you are happy, stable, and finally breathing lighter. With all the love and honesty your past self can give, Your Younger Me