1. Youth - Troye Sivan

Dear Caroline,

Life might be hard for you right now, but be tougher.
In the future, the world will try to crush you in every way possible.
Breakups, choosing between friends and your significant one,
Deciding which path to take for your future,
Choosing between what you love & what people wants.

Remember, you can't please everyone.

Enjoy your time drawing dresses, enjoy your time singing to every Disney movies you're watching
In the future, there are times where people might not appreciate you for your talent, nor your creativity.
But your brain instead.
In the future, happily ever after is a once upon a time,
But you have the power to choose how you want to feel.

Not everyone will love you for the way you are,
And no matter what you did, sometimes it will always be wrong in the eyes of people who hates you.

You might be worried that you won't ever find your Prince Charming,
or he might not like you for everything that you are.
But trust me, at the right time,
you'll have a love story with someone who loves you just the way you are.
It might not be all sunshine and rainbows,
but the storms and rains can strengthens the bond.

Not everyone wants to be your friend,
but not everyone hates you either.

You might feel like you want to give up, over and over again. Don't.

Enjoy your time eating Cheetos and Pringles and Oreos and Pizzas,
Because aside from having to stay healthy in the future,
Some people will be glad to take joy in listening to you being sad about your weight.

However, not all people meant what they say and say what they meant.
Those people who always talk straightforwardly or hurt you sometimes?
They will hurt you with the truth.
But hey, they will be there to listen and give you the best advice you are going to need.

You will find out later in life that people who love to eat, are the best people
They might bully you and insult you and joke about you.
But they will build legos with you when you failed your class,
And study together through all the ice chocolate and cakes and burgers and infinite refill of sodas.

Although remember, that not everything that people say are the truth.
Before you talk about something, make sure it's true.
Before you believe, learn to listen from both sides' point of view.
Don't get carried away, don't judge, don't assume.
Sometimes you never know what happen until you're in their shoes.

Your friend might choose their grades over friendships,
But try to understand that those two things can be separated so that it won't affect one another.
You can reach your goal, while at the same time keeping the friends you loved.
Learn to tolerate, learn to be forgiving.

When you have a problem, telling it to a lot of people will only make it worse.
Speak and solve it directly only with the person who is related or involved.

One by one your friends will leave.
But when they get back, it will feels like they never left.
And you will realize that they are the only people in the world who gets your jokes.
Who understands when you're talking about those literary devices you will soon learn.
Who calls each other bitches, but always there to provide a shoulder to lean on.

Laugh to yourself, make a joke about yourself, don't overthink things.
There will be times when you are glad that you can be a sunshine in other's life and make them having a hard time breathing, because they're too busy laughing.

Be prepared for the future, because life is going to get harder and harder.
Cherish the time & people you have now, because the clock keeps ticking and it will soon fleet fast.


- Your Future Self