Wednesday 10 August 2011

A letter to the 16yr old me.


Dear G,
You are 16 impulsive and young, and do not heed to anyone’s tidings. You are on the run to be a social butterfly, and trying to get attention by not being yourself. Believe me, its best to be yourself, as everyone else is already taken. By now you have spent a major part of your life in a convent school, toeing the lines the nuns drew, and the scent of a boy, would give you chills in your spine.
By now you’d have realized that your love for chocolates is much more than you thought it was, it is literally impossible for you to stick on a diet. You should stop worrying about that adipose tissues building up, and trust me later on in life you will know that its not the size ,but the shape that matters, and that size zero girl would be scorned upon. 
You are brimming with youth and should not waste your time wondering when that cute guy next door would ask you out. Your knight in the shining armor has set on his expedition to find you, its just that he is a little lost now, but he’ll soon find you. The cute guy next door is being nice only because he wants to use your playstation, and what you feel for him is just puppy love and you’ll forget him when you get a even cuter neighbor. 
 Everything seems colorful and bright and you jump into actions without thinking twice. My girl, only time will teach you twice isn’t enough you need more anticipation before you choose between what you need to do and what you want to do.
You are searching your soul and is still confused on what you should be in your future, but you are tempted to jump into that bandwagon your peers are in. all I’ve got to say is, its you and not them who will have to live with the decisions you take now, so be judicious. I know that you are a jack of all trades, but its better to be a master in one, than none.
Don’t take life all that serious, just be sincere,  be bold enough to take chances and don’t plan too much into the future, its not going to work just the way you chart it out. Reduce on reading Archie comics, never let your guy two time, just kick the crap out of him if he does .You may like Betty but see at the end of the day, she is a loser. Paint your heart out, even though you suck at it, you’ll get better by the day. 
You are lured to try out a lot of things older people do, but see, there is a time to try out as much as you want, and that day isn’t far off. Your sister idolizes you, and its just that she is too young to keep with your idiosyncrasies, and don’t forget to share that last piece of chocolate cake with her, she’ll be grateful.
 All this would seem uber boring to you, and you’d want to wind up reading this letter as fast as possible and travel to your magical world where pigs fly. Soon you’d realize that fantasies have predictable endings, but reality is unpredictable and out of control and that’s what makes life awesome. 
Once last thing, I know that your Dad is career driven, mum is trying to steer your ship, and you want to just run away from all that, but only time will tell you that its ONLY going to be these two people who will be there to give you a warm shoulder at times of thin.
Yours lovingly
Twenty year old G.

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