February 14, 2031
Dear FutureMe,
Hi. To be honest, this is a little strange writing a letter to myself. It makes me wonder what I will be like 20 years from now. I am 19, going on 20 this October 2011 and I feel as if I haven’t done much in my life yet. I don’t know myself completely, I’m usually at loss about stuff like that and I don’t know a lot of things about the world…but I did have an epiphany this morning (it’s 1/19/11 if you were wondering) and I decided I wanted to live in the now and stop fretting about the future. I used to be a happier person, pretty optimistic but in recent years the reality of the world might have dimmed my brightness a bit.. The world is a terrible place, isn’t it?
But it isn’t all bad. There are actually a lot of good things that replay in my head at night, cherish those memories!
Hopefully, by the time you get this it can help remind you that you can always pick yourself up. You’re around the age of a mid-life crisis and I don’t know as much as you do yet, but from a child’s point of view life is always worth living. Please enjoy the moments you are going through and live life to its happiest and fullest.
Of course, I’d be ecstatic to hope you are a famous scientist who came up with an ingenious solution to global warming and American transportation (or lack, thereof). I’d want you to still be in touch with Cammi Z., Kai P. and Nikki H. I’d want you to be happily married to the person of your dreams because I’ve spent a good thousand wishes hoping you’d marry him on 02/14/2014. That engagement ring had better been BOMB. I’d wanted three kids, Chace and Miles would be boys caring for their younger sister Chastity (who had a hilarious nickname if you married the right person). To have traveled most of the world through your life already and had your kids grow up in a stable city. You didn’t have to be super wealthy or even super well off. I just want to be happy!
I hope you are still active and running. I hope you haven’t put down your paintbrush. I hope you told your parents you are grateful for them today. I hope you told Dede you’d be there for him. I hope you remember Choo Choo and have a loving pet. I hope you called Cammi today. I hope you told your husband you love him with all of your heart.
I hope you are doing something you love to do, going home to a warm family (and pets!) that love you, and above all, I hope you are happy with who you are and content with your life.
Time always moves, doesn’t it? Please don’t waste whatever you have and I will make sure I don’t waste my youth! I was really cute, by the way. Look at pictures of me when you get the chance ;)
Oh! And here comes another cheesy thing I love to do.
Happy Valentine’s Day, Cece.
(futureme.org)