7-DAY CHALLENGE

DAY 2
Write a letter to your younger self. Since we couldn’t go back, what are the advice you
want to tell him/her? Send a message you wish you would’ve known earlier.

Title: Back then, I knew it will happen…

For you, my little one, I know you have suffered a lot since you were a kid. A lot of mistakes
and misunderstandings have been made, and you are still becoming innocent of that past. I know that
at your young age, you become aware of what will be your reality. Even though you feel left behind by
your loved ones, there are still people who embrace and appreciate your existence. I know it’s going
to be tough for you to live on your own, but at least at your young age, you become responsible about
how to handle things, including your emotions towards other people, especially your parents.

Many times, I asked for enough attention and still couldn’t get it, but I am glad that even though
it is not acceptable, you still just hide the sorrow of the love you need at that time. And if anyone asks
how you feel about it, you still deny that you’ve been ignored, or maybe I was thinking too much? Dear
my younger self, thank you for making me a stronger person now because of your dedication to being
fine. However, too much denial makes the wrong way for us and ends up making us miserable in life.
I wish that in my younger self, I fight for what I deserve as a kid, not just that they give birth to me
because I’m also a human who needs attention from their parents. But because at that young age, I
see how genuinely happy they are, and I know that I cannot replace that happiness since I knew I had
become a mistake of their past. But I don’t want you to still think of those, my little one. Your existence
is one of the most amazing things that happen in the entire world, and no one would ever bring you
down. I know how you become a great fighter while facing your fear and various horrible experiences
at a young age. Despite feeling less, I know you know how you really value people, even if they've
hurt you or forgotten you. Still, there’s a lot of joyful memories of being a child. Kind of a teary eye for
sending this to you ever since I have the chance to come back, even just for the memories. I know
you don’t deserve to feel that way, but God has a purpose for this challenge of ours.

Now that I’m in this position, coming back to it still vividly reminds me to be patient and
appreciative more than ever because I know my little one has a unique characteristic that no one has
and will still figure out. I know that every time I remember you, you will still help me and will encourage
me to strive more, and I’ll prove to you that life is not a waste.