The You Who Never Gave Up
To My Younger Self, You dreamed big, even when the world was still so unfamiliar. You believed that growing up would somehow make everything fall into place—that your hopes and wishes would come true, and the heartbreaks would be a thing of the past. But life, in all its beautiful and painful honesty, had its own plans. High school felt like a maze, a tangle of cliques and moments that made you feel small. Algebra? Well, it became your personal puzzle—why x couldn’t just stay where it was supposed to was beyond you. College wasn’t the endless adventure of self-discovery you envisioned. It was filled with sleepless nights, instant noodles, and the kind of existential dread that no one prepares you for. Yet, through all of that, you found meaning. Each challenge, each failure, became a lesson that shaped you. Those exams you didn’t pass? They taught you more about resilience than any book ever could. The friendships that fell apart? They showed you the depth of your own strength. ...