A letter from April 23rd, 2015

Hi, If you are still the same person as I am now, then I guess you are excited to read this mail. But that's the only good part about being the same person. Of course, after ten years, you have changed and morphed. But the question is, how much have you grown? To save you from having to do the math, right now I'm seventeen, though I'll be eighteen next month. So when you get this mail, you'll be twenty seven going on twenty eight. That's ten years in between. It would really help if you didn't remember about this mail. So, ask yourself, are you something I would be proud of? Would I admire you if I knew you? Are you doing something that I would want to do now? Because I feel that when you can satisfy these questions, then you are successful in my eyes. I just want to tell you, even now, though I feel lonely and sad, despite having friends and people whom I care about, I want you to make the most of your life. And if your perceptions haven't changed, then you would know what I mean. The people I have now are the people I want to have for the rest of my life. And I hope that when you read this mail, every single one of them are still with you. If not, then please remember that they once touched your life in a way no one ever did, and that is good enough reason to get them back. I do really hope that you have been able to move on from what has been torturing me for five years now. If not, please do already. It doesn't pay to wallow in sorrow. I know that you're not with her, and you never will be. It's the sad truth. And even though I've realized this a while back, it's hard to let go. But I have faith that you are stronger than I am now and you'll be able to do what's right. I want to remind you to always love yourself, because I do. There is nothing wrong with it. Always be there for yourself, even if others are not. I'm a survivor, and you are too. And I also want to tell you that, no matter what, I'm already proud of you. Because I know that whatever you do, you do it because you have a very good reason to justify your actions. Love the people around you, and never take them for granted.