My response to the @Indiaunited Contest - Theme: If You Could Talk to your Younger Self?
I can really answer this because I have come a long way from my younger self. Setting in to 50s you suddenly feel that life has slipped out too fast then you expected and there are still so many things on your list to do where you question yourself, Is there enough time?
If I could talk to my younger self, I would first tell her, stop worrying about the future all the time. I have changed a lot in the last 15 years but before that I was a very different person. Always worrying and a brooding person. I will like to tell myself that the world does not start and end with me, and I need to be live happily in all circumstances. I need to stop crying over every matter. I need to be less egoistic and understand that people around me also have hearts and mind and it's just not me with it.
I need to tell myself that life is a beautiful journey, and it is not to be controlled, it is meant to be let loose and enjoyed. In those days I was too career oriented and all the time it was only about the job, I need to tell myself that the job is not my world, there are many other things in life that I can do. I need to tell myself to stop feeling scared about letting old things go from life. Not everything can be controlled, there are some things that will unfold with time.
I need to tell myself to go easy on life, not be very critical about myself and others also. And yes, most important to be responsible for my own actions. With all of this, one might think how bad a person I must have been. No, I was not a bad person, but yes, I was a very hard person, who always thought my way or high way. I always played the victim role and in the bargain being inconsiderate about others around me.
I guess my older self has already realized all of this and I have come a long way. When I look back, I feel that the younger me was not me actually. It was someone very different. But that's what life is all about, we learn and grow from our experiences.
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