An open letter to Everyone
There are a lot of great lessons we all learn in life. And while I sat in our couch, I began reflecting on different things from my past. I made a list of the most important lessons that had a great impact on my life. Today I’m bringing that reflection into words.
Here are the 10 things I learned from my past rollercoaster year.
1. Make your own choices
You are responsible for all the choices and actions you make. You will decide what to do or where to go. Don’t let someone manipulate your life. Be the person you want to be. Don’t afraid of failures, your failure is the best teacher that will teach you that life is too short, so start conquering.
2. Go after your dreams
In a few months, I need to choose between what my loved ones want and what I want. It’s quite difficult to make decisions that you are not sure. But like what I said you are the one responsible for all the choices and actions you make. Leave all you WHAT IF’S in your mind and ignore those people who said you can’t do it. PROVE THEM WRONG.
3. Keep in touch with the people you care about
Living away from your parents may be the hardest and most challenging thing you will experience. Because this is the time where you will start to head off into the world on your own. Don’t forget about the people you care about. Call your parents just to say Hi a simple conversation. Invite your parents out to lunch or try to reconnect with your closest friend.
4. Tell someone that you appreciate them
“I love you” and “Thank you” are two of the hardest phrase to say. It is a terrible feeling to lose someone important to you without remembering the last time you told them how lucky you are to be part of their life and how much you cared about them.
5. Don’t be half ass friend
It may feel great to have a million friends, and you spend a lot of time with them but if you find someone who is seriously good to you, don’t mess it up. It is okay to have a very small circle of friends rather have a huge one.
6. Being single is OKAY
I’m not currently into a relationship right now and sometimes I wish I was. But I’ve realized that it’s 99.9% okay to be single. Instead of finding the right one why don’t you find and evaluate your season for you to find your purpose. It’s fine to be single for a certain period of time than to be in a relationship that is not vested in. Trust in God’s timing, it’s better to wait for a while and things fall into place than to rushing things and ending up with a weak and pointless one.
7. You don’t always need to be nice
I don’t like rude people and also I don’t like someone who tries to please everyone. We live in the 21st century and being “mapapel” and “pabibo” are not appropriate in this world. Sometimes being true to someone is the best way for them to be the person they want to be. Filtering your worlds is not always good when you try to soften the rough edges of someone. Sometimes telling them the truth, it may hurt, can bring the best out of someone.
8. Be grateful
There are a lot of things that made us happy, and those things are the ones we should be grateful about. Even it seems small or insignificant compared to others. Knowing how grateful you are is a helpful way to understand those people who are less off. It allows you to appreciate the things you have and it will help you to find peace in every situation.
9. Save money
Saving money is hard but rewardable. It’s especially hard in the first month, you shall try to say NO in every outing that your friends introduce. As a student, you will realize that everything costs money.
10. Let Jesus be the center of your life
Jesus is the only one who can really understand you and his willingness to hear all your problems without any judgment. Even you choose your friends over him, he is still there with open arms waiting for you to come back. Choosing to be far from him can be the worst decision you can make.
To sum it up being a teenager will be a door for us to know different things that are important in our daily life. So that’s the 10 things I learned during my teenage life. So I hope you like it.
-Joye R.
