Kind

Well, I am still around.

This is for you, my future self. I know that I have the tendency to check out this place once in a while. I have no idea what I expect when I reached this place, but maybe you can. I hope that you will still be around in the years to come.

Be kind to yourself.

I know you, my future self. I know that you know me too. You like to write, don't you. I am currently honing my language skills, and as of now, I have enough knowledge to understand basic Japanese and can read and write in Korean too. Spanish? Well, I think I'll leave it to you to master it one day.

Hey, future self.

Knowing us, there are times where we are wildly motivated and there are times when our mood dips too low. I want to say to you, now that I am in one of those moments where my confidence is brimming, that it's okay to kick back and rest. Be kind to yourself. Not everyday you need to be productive. It's better to pump in your utmost to get out a polished product, than slogging ahead and making a half-hearted piece of story, right?

Please keep on holding on.

I am counting on you, my future self, so please persevere. I want to see the future that is beyond both me and you. Do not cut our life short, okay?

What I expect out of you?

Please be happy.

I know that you tend to ruminate, pondering on the past and then beating yourself up for past mistakes. What I want to tell you is, those mistakes, even though they hurt, make up the unique self that you are. Don't regret the decisions you make, instead take the opportunity to learn from them.

What am I up to now?

I'm finishing a story about the dead senior who predicted her own death. You remember her? She had been living inside our head for a while now, and during sleepless nights she would speak and ask to be let out in a written format. You remember how fond we are of her, right? So I'm granting her wish right now. How did the story turn out?

Dear future self.

I know that we are still going to be looking for a way to finally be content with ourselves, to be satisfied of our existence in this place. Maybe you found it already by the time you read this post, but hey, if you haven't, don't worry. There's more to this existence that can make it exciting.

I don't want to die yet. So please, keep on going. Aren't you curious on what this painful, deceitful path we are on will lead on?

Don't think too much on your own. Voice out you thoughts now and then. An empty chamber only returns echoes of what you said, but another person will process it and give a different answer every time.

Feel free to continue using this space to talk to our future selves, all right? Be as encouraging as you can, but also don't be afraid to be honest. After all. you know we value honesty over fanciful lies that make you feel better, right.

All the best,
You from the year 2019, 1st of July