A letter from Sep 26, 2022

Time Travelled — about 1 year

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, By the time I'm writing this it's around 21:00, 26th of September 2022. You are currently studying for your tests for 3 subjects for tomorrow and I guess I'm not that concerned about it because I kept on procrastinating, I still have Drafting and Music to study, and I hope I'll ace them or at least have a passing score. The laundry is running with my uniform inside, I need to dry them later, but I want to sleep and just don't give a care about the 1st quarter exams. I'm looking forward to the 3rd of October 2022 because in God's Grace, hopefully, I'll be getting my Student Permit because I really wanted to try driving, my lifetime savings since 3rd grade was wiped out because of the course I took for this Student Permit, it would be really great if you've recovered the money by the time you are reading this. When you encounter any struggles then the best way to care is not to care. Just think about it for a minute and forget about it for the rest of the week, continue to be greedy of pleasure but please IN A GOOD WAY! Find hobbies that you are deeply interested in! I am hoping that you had learned coding even just a tad, you are 18 for Pete's sake. Wew that's a little cringe for a non-native English Speaker like me. You always wanted to travel around the world especially Europe and your dream vacation was Venice, Italy. Well considering the time and the situation we have now you are still probably dreaming of visiting Europe! But that's fine, dream and daydream if that's what keeps you going. It's still really far and a lil bit impossible to achieve anyway, I guess. By the time you are reading this I would want to have a decent paying freelance job that allows me to buy unnecessary things and purchase the in-game cosmetics that you've always wanted! I am expecting you to have decent knowledge in website development and maybe data analysis. Still, I know that paths change but I honestly cannot see myself other than working for the field of technology. I just hope you are being productive as day goes by, compared to myself now, I did not really do anything besides sitting and playing all day. -I'm not proud of this. So, I'm addicted to Valorant since 2020 but I haven't been really able to play because of classes and school activities. Plat 2 was your peak rating as of this time! But 2 years ago, you always wanted to go higher than that, well, I've realized that games are not that fun when you are busy with something outside of the screen. In spite of that, they are stress relievers for sure! AS OF THE MOMENT your friends and family are doing good, well it's just sad that Lolo is not there to send us updates about our relatives anymore, and Lola is living with Auntie for the time being. I know that a lot can happen in a span of a year, but I pray that I'll be able to cope with the changes. In case if I DIE, well.... That's really unfortunate considering I wanna grow old and travel (even though no cash) BUT it cannot be avoided. Always wondered about what is life after ***** and it's a pleasure to experience that welcoming feeling? Will I be able to meet deceased flowers that withered before us, or will it be just pure darkness? I hope heaven is real, yeah, definitely real right? I am optimistically hoping and praying for a great turn in our lives, may it be a business or something even greater that God allows to share with us. I hope you are able to acquire a non-pro license and road trip around your place. I hope you gain friends that are a good influence to you. I hope you earn money and be able to buy things like your last to the minute wish: drone, a MTB, a DSLR, a 144 HZ monitor. But you cannot buy them as of the moment because your savings are erased because of that SP. Plus, 1 year is a bit short considering I'm to lazy and I really wanna break this habit man. And you areee being a lil bit materialistic. I hope you'll have good and strong teeth. I hope you'll grow taller; I'll accept even an inch! I hope you'll spend time with your mates. I hope you'll learn to speak up. I hope you'll be productive I'm sleepy but I still need to study. In my 4 years of studying in that red school I've never ever gotten a perfect mark on a test. I would really love to try being that person for once but idk. I lack understanding, I guess. And don't forget to update me of the marks you got! (prob. forgotten by then) Happy Birthday! and update me about that golden dog and that chip dog, i mean, just things about life Sincerely yours, You @ 16

Epilogue

about 18 hours later

Hi 16-year-old self, your 18th birthday just ended an hour ago. First of all, you are now in senior high, the curriculum is a bit hard, and you have trouble...

-eclclpursua ni ntsinenruddga. Utb you laulsuy hto, veah bolod with at bad e'ssh temis cmatlcdoeip uryo laso ifen emos usjt rivedsa. .
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Tino lief rgdea ruyo wne nod,e aemc noiosuptpietr si ot the rstat oodeblsms lanlyfi lrwod indrfse ,ffo hatt t10h ot onit ees uexcetepnd. Onti a lanlfiy erut kid oury ougpr shwi cloo came egnnbgoil of. Erwe teyh lel,w oclo ni teh eth eowsame aer het ehty oyu uyo meht wno to utb smto kdis tno hrigt ptas airptened opeepl tem be. .
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Olyn ogod you eht hiwt at,ht a vnee you got netam cnesyre chsu idveits nedttsu uoy rouy sei!nlce uory gnivrdi rca ehav wkne lilnayf i keli dan not weer knardbguco twih ryou dna tlo mite rnu,ter oyru olas sett apht saw arye, fo gangibn eht eth i ym slcyfcusseul iesdrr'v tbu enw tftrule ib!ve t'dnid peaslc ucmsi revye hcwih enboimcd lroecmycto i!esxdte dan nma,d a ti a eahtr otebco,r hte iserd tsal otraveif het aksme tmerpi !news adsesp in. .
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Ti ubt i uriosuc if yuro thwa oaethl oautb ddi t,h18 in lewl, uoy 'mi ysrro i era. My a fo tradeh ofr to will ceseuba ltapn i siht ttha reay ma not eesd gae owlhe edsyort gypnrai rlnuetycr. Lpmreob hpedpaen mfa, ew or rdettsa adm inot tea to oru is upsleoydsp fahl og ogthnin rcuhhc hnet erh rtfsi adh nad the nda yr,stlif egon gbimaln su etnh ot ugdnir oyru hwti tusalf elylar entw htmreo teh. Lyno eoynm letf to a dna ot for het ,2 defn seh rareasttun ofofdas-t seva we netw ot ohrte ,stgues. Hstnka 'mi ot,h hse etlf su glda with $53. The arc rfo nemoy het nda food eef was divdeid ,gas lotl. Fo erh a me esntp erh aws hoem tbh,iadyr yrors r,udeyl ruyo hte nogig nbgrlsmia einitlgsn swirgnean setr ill tfare to and. .
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Wsa olos oru gofotr aorfitev nda drei ruyo ltle ohhgtur eevr sitrf ti nolg i ot eryaesspwx ouy!. Oth, tiyc giinnar os ofr adrh asw it su lreayl hsgtli no. Ee-trdupb psent ,eaarmc scuh rroecd uctrner amntou to wonk -etou"dsbpt ubt orcd,er i oyru tuesrls het nto as i its ot s'ti oury od you sloa tebs eaguv a of hdh-iegn sesgu a ",ilfm lepam aotbu ierdt iesrst hwti erh limf ot eupdocr ubt etmi ldclae vedio nwo. Eidvos anlog it issrenl,oeh nda rouy seewt atht hitw you trseuaratsn kile uyor ssa it ceak eth saw tetdas so mo,m fmor htos tahybrid. Takhn hot.
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Edsseug ob,j rcfaelene lwel of utbao yruo 'vuoey ardme leki a. Emasadh ylza coenetmpnit mi' tish i,t eernv to ivdceahe i eb dan. We to ttha a besuinss geamtmnena uryo ot it wneh oltnoiac a ddi dna eht oaunrd ietm fro tub ninpgtir elph rrneuct ytr eustids is seocm i,tb nedirahcn. .
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Orf we glainve,rt wlel dan rea giatkn atht asllm as ssept oint. Tihw fiyllan uarodn poversdi torcmof wotn an dna to ahtt cnemboid it enw pecsl,a tbm eavh eht uoy dna motrlycoec iedr alos ouy. Hintgs ot oyu heets have sebaceu lpehed ear uoy etvral darnou ti ucykl. Eencsic roepmcut i ntg,shi llits in thea fo are anlkgic deis oyu hte kslisl, syflem rfo sa. .
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Hacoedrr od irngdu emit dol veha het nto tho enaory,m oyu orf clsaoynalioc ikel uoy rpmetcuo esmga tbu otn dhyliaos, sady ttah yapl od. Rea ndese keli eb,ki nwo know rouy it owh otps to you atnw iadnrgpgu t,i rsgdeaup i reev unilt dot'n ksown eascube vsgsina l'li and ino-stnetxen lstli fi yruo. .
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Het fo to but eilf sethe rebtte ayd, to evah aer yuo at tgaaasvedn enmmeorivtp ithw aasdgnsativ,de eth syaw endagi dne a. Ruo taht tesb het trbeet ew temsomn ytr peho ofr nad acn ettamr i do. Agnai, iyadhrbt to hpapy !su.
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Lafre hsmodena god tills wbt - tsill )atler(il ruyo ctue si nda and.
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Sf,ellctureyp.
;) you at 81.

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