If I could meet my younger self what would I tell myself? I have answered this question many times and today I came up with something new to write about. First of all I think whatever happened in my past happened for a reason and because of those experiences I have become a very different person in the present. I mean my entire personality has changed because of my past and it happened for my own betterment because surviving in this world with the personality I had before would have been very difficult.
I mentioned this because when we are young the world seems different to us but as we gradually grow older we start to understand how dark this world actually is and how difficult it is to keep ourselves together. There are situations where our own morality gets questioned and many people become shocked when they face them. So I have learned a lot from my own situations. Sometimes I could think that if only these things had never happened to me then maybe my life would have been different.
But I don't feel that way. I believe that because of everything that happened I have found a better version of myself today. And finding yourself is a very difficult process that many people don't even realize. I have seen many people like that around me. People say ignorance is bliss and I believe that too because with all the information and knowledge I have now it has become very difficult for me to live in this reality. Still I am grateful for one thing that at least I am able to keep myself together and I am no longer living in a delusion.
So when I meet my younger self I will simply advise myself to keep myself together no matter how difficult the situation gets and never put pressure on myself. If I cannot do something then there is no reason to blame myself for it. I would advise myself not to trust anyone easily and if I do trust someone then I should develop the mindset to be able to handle myself. Maybe the things that seem very meaningful to me now will become meaningless at some point when I grow older and they may have no value at all and never will.
So instead of feeling sad over these lists of values I should focus on building my character and figuring out how to keep myself happy without becoming a people pleaser. I would also tell myself not to wait for validation from others and to discover my own worth by myself. I think if I tell myself these things then even if my past cannot be changed at least my character will become stronger and I will be able to grow up a little stronger mentally so that whenever a problem comes my way I never feel helpless in any situation.
I want to be independent and I want my younger self to realize that she doesn't need anyone to move forward and that she has to handle herself on her own. No one is going to come and save me. I will always have to save myself and take my own freedom because no one will help me.
Besides that I don't want the past mistakes I made or all the bad and difficult times that came into my life to disappear because those are the reasons I have found myself today and I am not willing to lose myself by removing my painful past.
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