Tuesday, June 30, 2015

A letter to my 25-year-old self

Hi Mariju!

Where are you now? WHO are you now? I hope that you didn't give up trying to find your purpose. You're one hell of a smart woman. I hope that you made great use of your talents. I hope you did great things for the last four years. You should be having the most fun at the age of 25. Well, at least that's how I hope it should be. This will be a letter full of "I hope".

Do you remember reading about quotations that say it's a long road to success? Well, I'm currently on that road. The worse part is that I'm not sure yet where it is I'm going. I hope that you're already on your first finish line so you can start dreaming of bigger things. Just keep moving forward. You may take your time but don't ever stop. Right now, my only goal is to finally find a decent job that I'm not overqualified for. I want to save for my son's education and hopefully for my passion. I'm currently obsessed with blogging but I also want to start uploading videos on my Youtube channel. The Canon EOS Rebel T3i is the camera that I'm currently eyeing for.

I hope that you have finally found people who have the same interests as you and who work as hard as you do. It's good to have different kinds of people as friends but it's also important to have people who can fuel your desire to get things done because you're doing the same things together. I just really want you to have great friends so you can finally stop annoying your husband. The two of you are like two sides of a coin. You have different interests which make you a good couple but it is also a disadvantage because he is not able to help you with your career. You need other people for that.

I hope that you have finally found a way to live in the same house with your son while you're working because I miss him a lot right now. It's like I'm being robbed of my only source of happiness. Please know that you are a great mother. You're actually the best. Never think of yourself as anything less.

I hope you still have a great relationship with your husband. I know that he's very boring but he's actually the right one for you. He's not really my definition of hot right now but he's cute and very thoughtful. Most of the time, the only reason why you hate him is because you're PMSing. He doen't have any vice. He's diligent. He's very loyal. He knows how to work well with other people. He's someone that your dad will like if only he didn't die and if only you didn't get pregnant. He respects you a lot. He thinks that you're beautiful, sexy and smart. He took care of you when your mother had let you on your own. He gave you all the things that you wanted. You're just with him all the time. Once you're finally busy, you'll start realizing again that you have such a handsome husband. You'll remember again why you fell in love with him in the first place. You'll remember how your heart melts when he's smiling at you. You'll remember how excited you were on your first date. You're working now so you probably have realized all these already. We're one lucky girl.

Wherever you are right now, whether you're successful or not, I just want you to know that I am your biggest fan. You don't need the approval of others because my husband, my son and I love you so much! Whatever it is that you want to do, do it for us. I believe that we can achieve all our dreams. I HOPE that you still believe it too.

Sincerely yours,

21-year-old Mariju

Here's a blurry picture of your husband that was taken when he was still your biggest crush.

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