A letter to you, from the you that you were at 21.

Time Travelled — almost 5 years

Peaceful right?

Sorry for long intro, and hey! How's you? How's 2020? Are you in Finland, or have you indeed moved away as you've dreamt of for so long? Anyhow... It's 2015, which still feels like a very modern year to me. I'm 21 years old, finishing my studies at the end of the year. Remember how much work you put into it? Jesus, it's about time we go through the finish line! So, put that all aside, how are you? How's Marvin the marvellous cat? How's your apartment do you still live in this one, your first own (rental) apartment? If yes, I hope you've decorated it far better than I have! These yellow sofas... wow... such taste. Well it's not like I have a choice, these were free after all. Do you do sports like you've said you would? Like seriously, take a grip and start working out! In fact, it's quite hypocrite to say that and not do anything about it, so yeah tonight I'll do the typical workout thing we do with them vids on youtube. They're actually quite tiring. IF you are athletic then **** go in front of the mirror and check out that bootay gurl! So enthusiastic... well but why wouldn't you have been? Right now in May 2015, your life is super, like really it is. The reason for that is well, you've learned to take obstacles in life and not give up the moment things get difficult. As mom used to always say; things have a way of working out, or in her very own words in Finnish "Asioilla on tapana järjestyä." So, I'm 21, life truly ahead of me. No longer a teenager I'm starting to like tasteful stuff in life (though I should tone down the makeup, I dunno why I've started to put on heavy makeup again, must be a phase). Like literally tasteful things such as good food cooked with effort and neat clothing, classy and all. I also dream of making this place look nice, trendy and all. Don't get me wrong, I started to sound like a self obsessed lunatic there; I still love gaming, still love internet and all the people important to me that I've met through it, still love reading, writing, singing, dancing, taking care of Marvin (god**** that cat is precious), listening to music and taking moments like I do where I try to let everything around me sink in and I try to live the moment longer just because living in the moment is often forgotten by us all with the goals of continuously wanting to better ourselves for the future. I say **** that, don't try to better yourself in ways that stop you from understanding the beauty of all that surrounds you. Friends, family, people (whom you have only now started to truly appreciate, no longer are you such a socially awkward penguin yay) and you better not value money for anything more than what it is, just a currency to trade what we need and occasionally want. Materialistic people are in your mind the worst things on this earth. So... you've gone through this and that in the past year, mainly with growing up and learning not to fully trust just anyone and that has made you stronger. I wonder how it is in 5 years time, when this letter arrives? Your heart has been shattered a couple of times, and I'm sure it will have been shattered a couple of more times by the time this letter reaches you, but I, you knew already at this young age how things are, how you can't let someone drag you down how nobody is really worth your tears like that. But you are allowed to feel sad, you're allowed emotions. Just don't get too emo on me, please. Your friends are trying for babies, and you still feel you don't want any and that is fine, and I somehow believe you won't have any kids at your age either, but if you do don't tell them you didn't want them - clearly if you have kids by the time this letter reaches, they were more than wanted. You're a smart girl, you know how to use protection. Last night/yesterday you spent 22h 50min on a Skypecall with Kevin. In 2015 you learned that the boy you threw away was someone you should have not, but it's too late. Then again, being friends with him is in fact one of the best things that could happen to you. Friendships, real ones, last a lifetime. Soooo tell Kevin I said hi, from the past. Ask him is he's still got the neverending moonwalk running on the background of his computer (I truly doubt it). Lasty, say "L0Z3R 4 LYPH!" and see the reaction. Should be spectacular. I hope you've gotten a better relationship to Toni, and that he'd still be together with Adele. She's such a nice girl and your friend. I also hope you still keep in touch with your mother dearest and father as well. If you've lost someone permanently, I'm sorry about that. You should remember the person they were and value the memories instead of fall into deep depression and all. It's more honouring to them if you smile at the times you had together, is it not? Lastly, if you've found love, hold on to him. Or her. You are still bisexual, are you not? It's not a phase like they said... right? But getting back to that; kiss them, hug them, tell them they are ever much so special to you. Right now, having been single - after a rather mild little relationship that didn't last and so I shall not even really count that - for the 2,5 years that has gone by, you're quite alright with how you are, BUT you do wish there was someone to hold on tight when falling asleep, or to greet (though Marvin does do this too) when you arrive home... Or to cook with, or share a movie with... You do want to share your life with someone, eventually. I think you'll find him/her. I think you'll find without looking, if you've not already. Please reply to me, and I love you so much (no **** xD yes, I had to say it, sorry!) Yours truly, Yourself @ 21 --- Letter sent on the 7th of May 2015 at 22:10

Epilogue

over 3 years later

Hey 21-year-old me, 

your 30-year-old self here! I know I KNOW, you sent this to a 26-year-old. Sorry, that at 26 I forgot to reply to you. Then again, that is...

Oa)lm dgsdaione (we tog sthi reay ddha thiw no ierlaer rurseisp. Sf,el) of you ryl3e-ad-o0 -o-e(6aryld2 rhldt a26o-yettea-h  lpey lir' l orf vrceidee sa su fesl i a omrf obth rowet tjus !o  t nad loriiyalgn tlteer.
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200?2 gapnhpien saw your oueqsnit ho riltepo de i irsft !boy ho'ws unkowncy  eth aheb hda olny it was fi. Elrgoa smska feca. Rowdl hte was ni iepcmand a. Cyazr etmsi. Mats adi yuro aws vntosyresuitifulser sat  elfs elo2a6-r-yd. Ni i3 220 dald ailsm tae 'gcm ondw nwo.  .
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Reew yuo latdhoduo ntoi ptes to eilk felt gmld'i a grntsati you. Uoy wsa an theer riantsgt edmonnite eth - mttaept ntgish eikl sltfutea atuob uffts ot. Lutfa riedt you hgohtu olgt,uy  nunem'cdoaa htat w uiorsta'n ty. Orf tgo eayr a ni saoiinsgd we ahdd 2302 hits. T,sol tyrign ot itlsl egnmaa sola  io,n s rwee you 2200. Thbo ouy s ' riymro fo rfo hte. Vgiing you pu rof eevnr ntkha.   .
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Dan in entediomn ew nentir,et sghitn igsnngi edlki dna tce (i,gganm hflelk lia  teo 0220 listl oyu 3202. ). Svruseelo lsecpai ew sthoe htat mnsmtoe edra hdol in el,lw as ot atek ilstl mrsmieeo keta dna ew.  .
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Am uoyr buaot fo uyo so :tssduei i prudo. It leldup hurgtoh yuo. Gto ot job, a ererca oy,u uor htskna tneh a we rtsif don ecdasn. Ruyo fof ardh rowk padi.  .
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 r:ospotstbau dna etleatma   hdarnaalettrneantdy imae  wlergse sdyvhitie hteodnocy s p  n oejsao!oawrw  nhogsh ledi tnl oro e iu,wiokvg. Enhb!u g d oyct eor kalco.
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Mtueba:y noo elfi 1r i iyctlls ,rt tsiinrnuot ptis oan u bye#eo. O0 p1pad2ohaury  x5 in. Ton ac 7ate€te k nyc frn  oh3eu onoa cato h m,hudnb2. Pu 2esn0atver douy0 a  l2oe ni. D anf aingatnfrhundy e d nyecooa sa,  hydour2o0'2 ,oiaovnngriytae 3bstv tw u  nwion  .  oeauld reyn.  .
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Ta kae intt 2023 lw iirs tnl limenaa snl div  npdgs airnuir alyfsal lasu yp s yo1 haele1r d yplangi.     020laearsosah 2m ywed8y ni. I  ena ah ldtiswlss pyayp-  gtoahca-cukl. Lthtwiedcoegosh ,eh om  w  os lsghosaii. Sbwe'ssta ehco yhe  u .    .
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Ep,ngtebheb utoya5t eputb a thr ettkhrhprr rntr uio e oe sa!ah gs nad  ysnreem wtib rboe ern nnoh iehof  t?ie  bmatritogddbe oybe 7oreeseaenmasi  tfhst arwhwure.  hlaoooi ynet  vedkdssu.  .
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  runtak d  syfwvohie netoodou y'yo. I aie01'se ftn o   sahttb%l0tf s   iedbtuteo. Ecstmo i, ocmsie t fi.  .
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Inlr   g3w ievel2a20tslii n 2200 inndalf ag nra  siiwhs  nllweto  nlmaoon rgeyonw in  nfor to-tu b. Yuw tranoce n in orwtn  ae io gevm sh matefw no. Ocs onroa  gueigoclnmf simrian  v. Iheolbeowllat  asboo  :)utf  m r.
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2061 w oeutm oevd fotma  tn fnarereunl sropaitrti . Aw c erdendee ritetvo . Yw h!t  ew r usheltofdfott aegd i ologermdrh aiyer hiwl  lo setebee efdcuoaethaibdeet  er etehhdpuaciyrs e w n tct s'tt osvengatn le'arw veejn  a.  .
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0ow gelhehtfvwtn 0eb u2  nine idr-ieiywror2 ea 2 eanlttlyet  nl smpancrduaaaw!ntr in by e a2ewv otd d0mh o20. Se manlaa dn brdp idwgsh e a. E  teametnbehv  truucs reo.   .
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A uoyr icnes tiesm aerht sha heaertdst 5120 ebne wfe. Ti mrueat esti  ',fil ertlte ni uyo ewre uryo adn ot kcegdewlaon. Ryase, aayw dna ouy -lerntishenihpato broke you pu ni yomfrr uo ovedm 4 fo 2202. Tihs ttaprmane h4t eht ahhvat' et dyuo is.
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   teuhnfl   afan uoi  lhst, elfuob l aehuoyoytorvtfoodtkt.  .
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Hist and ni !e !lrt!et mhiudmnieo  noyet.
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Ni utb uoy whit 2!202 yma nhcea,c edniemra rhottgee in evah mmusre tog mhi nad oyu 0152 hist ouy ni a uyo ,yslerg i vengi 23!02 tno evnik agnedeg srnedif got. Finder as elcos royu was lelaavub three aylswa eh  dna. H e yadawrleacs . Awetnd hte he sebt you yaswal fro. Iearzlde yuo swa eh adn in the 2202 neo alynlfi. 'tdiyl u doetn slip eimt it sthi. Eth tiem, ccenha isth ew okto.   .
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I uyo rpta tidmeonne of setn mhi het we rhttt hsrleeie imh. Cute gtuohth was it eh. Enlevrw-tageoohe i nnknmd mcputero no mnroyea v e atehehnsdo' sih.  d: eo,ckrsh ?ghtri.
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Llwi ot on siks mih ugh nkevi od i s ausykeo ud to i,thtg adn sa dhlo.    .
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,tsylal  re2l-a-yoen diadiher1. Lal ehva nalog i ovdel uyo. Kedalw uoy oudlc so ew rnu.  .
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Kaun ohty.  .
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 rryuoyut ,sl.
Lery uof@s 3 0.

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Letter Author:

over 2 years ago

Oh damn forgot from the reply: Toni and Adele broke up aaaages ago like later in 2015 I think. I can't remember. They both found new love and it's all good.

Toni moved away to a different country as well. We never got too close, but he is still my brother and I love him as well.

Mom and dad, and all of the rest of my family, we keep in touch and are close.

And I did lose our grandpa this year. You were lucky to have him still in 2015. But his memory is only warm and I cherish everything he gave me in life.

Now I think I replied thoroughly. If I left anything else out, that's life :)

-Yourself @ 30

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