Advice (I wish I could tell) to my younger self
Crazy thing to say when I, myself, am part of the younger generation too. I already have a niece.
I still think about what my dad's friend said. He gave me a life advice that he wishes his daughter, soon going to high school, and the younger generations to be able to take into heart... What he said, I'll keep it for myself.
I didn't expect these words to come out of the man. What I knew from him, our camaraderie has always been purely from badminton; he's the type of person you come with a huge grin and he'll reply to you with a huge grin too.
He told me about his daughter, how his daughter seems to struggle to find a passion. A calling of sort. Took piano, ends up dropping it. Took art, ends up dropping it. Etc.
That's oddly reminiscent of my former self, I thought. Idk.
It got me thinking about what I would say to my younger self. If I'm ambitious, that could apply to other young kids as well.
I would say: Journal. Don't just write what happened during the day. Reflect. No self censorship. What you write will only be read by you and you alone. Write what you disliked/liked that day. But don't fool yourself. Are you liking something because you liked it or did somebody said it best to like whatever you're liking now? Write what interests and captivates you. Write what worries and scares you.
Maybe all this is too much to ask. Too unrealistic for a young kid.
I feel grief rereading my old diary entries when I hadn't yet attained full consciousness.
Had I step back, thought for myself, purified myself from thinking what I want others to see me or what other people want to see me, would my life have been better?
That's what I want to say.