An Open Letter to My Younger Self — About People

 

Hey baby

You are an introvert by nature, so you are not going to meet so many people like normal people. But you are going to meet them, at school, uni, at work, in social networks.

You are going to be so good at losing people, ...and that’s okay.

Some people will stay for the longest time, and some will leave and that’s okay too.

Everyone has a purpose in your life, and some people aren’t meant to stay. So don’t feel bad when you don’t talk to some people anymore, just take the lessons with you.

Some people are going to hurt you, some people are going to let you down, some are going to put a smile on your face.

You are kind-hearted, you are easily going to trust people, and that’s okay..it’s okay to trust people as long as they didn’t give you a reason not to trust them 

You are going to be the kinda girl who would want to handle everything on your own, very reserved, very hard to get comfortable with people, I just wanna assure you that it’s okay to ask for help, it’s okay to accept help.

Some people will go extra miles for you, just accept their help, it doesn’t make you weak.

You are one of the people with a beautiful heart, and you are going to expect all people to be like that. Don’t have high expectations baby Hellen, people aren’t really that down for you as you think.

You are going to expect people to be there for you when you need them, but I want you to know that they are going to let you down so many times. They have their lives too.

And that’s reasonable because they are all fighting their battles silently, it’s all reasonable my love 

It all looks good on the outside, the smiles and laughter...all that changes when you get to know a person at a personal level and get to see how messed up people could really be

At some point in your life, you are going to be judgemental, you are human after all. But I just want to tell you, you don’t have to be, people have different upbringings, have passed through different things...that’s what shaped them. They are not perfect, neither are you.

Some people are going to misunderstand you, some people might not stand you ..and that’s okay.

Learn to live with people, learn to express what you feel for a person. Learn to appreciate people. Telling people you love them, thanking them for the most little things, you don’t know how that could brighten up somebody’s day.

You are going to have to live with the fact that people are going to have different perspectives, and beliefs from you; that doesn’t make them bad people; it’s just who they are.

If you think somebody is toxic to you, then stay away, don’t make them feel bad for who they are.

You are going to meet amazing people in your life, people who turn into family, please cherish them 

Be careful with your choice of words, words can build a person, words can destroy a person.

And my love live with this rule ‘Don’t do something to a person that you wouldn’t like them to do to you’

Every person out there deserve some love, everybody out there deserves some respect.

Try your best not to hurt anyone, I know you might hurt somebody unknowingly, but in your senses, that’s something to avoid.

You can’t brighten everybody’s day, but please try to.

With love 

The future