The Letter He Wrote to His Future Self
One night, he couldn’t sleep. He kept scrolling on his phone, but nothing felt interesting. After some time, he put the phone away and sat quietly in his room. There were too many thoughts in his mind. Worries about the future. Regrets from the past. Confusion about the present. He opened a drawer and took out an old notebook. On the last page, he wrote: “Dear future me…” For a moment, he didn’t know what to write. Sometimes the hardest conversation is the one we have with ourselves. Then slowly, the words started coming. “Maybe when you read this, life will be better. Or maybe it won’t. But I hope you didn’t give up.” He stopped writing and looked at the page. What do we really expect from the future? A perfect life? No problems? Or just a little peace? He continued writing. “Right now, nothing feels clear. I feel lost sometimes. It feels like everyone else is moving forward, and I am standing still.” He paused again. Because this feeling was not new. Social...