Dear 25-Year-Old Gel,
This is unexpected,
but I believe needed. Your 25th year in this world would open a lot of new
things for you to explore, especially since this is also the year when you move
out of mom and dad’s place and decide to live on your own. Kudos to that!
Remember when we were in uni watching Sex and the City and hoped we can be a
mix of Carrie and Samantha? Living on our own in the big city with a satisfyingly
good job, and then ordering cocktails in the evening with our girlfriends?
Well, our life isn’t exactly like that, but still also something like that.
To begin
this “report” of some sort, we have a stable job. I know that sounds boring,
but you will eventually realize that you favor routine in your life so much.
It took awhile for me to accept it, because I’ve always thought of us as
exciting, wild, and fun-loving, but hey… We are, but we find comfort in our
daily routine. Waking up at 5 in the morning, going straight to the gym after a
long day at work, heading home after, and then doing our chores, while watching
something on Netflix. Trust me, you’d love it. I did. I still do.
Speaking of
the gym, we are now an athlete. Well, not the Hidilyn Diaz-Olympic type of
athlete, but we do workout and train a lot and compete. We now do Crossfit,
Powerlifting, and Kettlebell Sports. Remember the Reebok Experience Zone about Crossfit we
attended in 2012 it was, I think? We thought the people there were crazy… Now
we’re one of them. We had a major weight loss too, and even though we still got
a long way to go, we look absolutely gorgeous right now. Our fitness journey
had not been easy, but it is a fun one. Don’t give up, just keep moving forward
and believing in yourself.
Remember what
we keep saying about love? How it is not a unique feeling? We still believe
that up to now. We will make a very big mistake in love on our late 20s, which
will leave us feeling empty, sad, regretful, and alone for a few years; but don’t
be too scared, because we will eventually learn from it and get better. Our
love/dating life will be fun, with a few heartbreaks and tears, but hey… Take
the risk. Don’t let your mistrust on that one person be carried over to the
next guy you’ll be dating. Never be the toxic girl just because we have
leftover insecurities from our past. Go date, fall in love, and enjoy every
moment you spend with the person you’re seeing. Again, love is not a unique
feeling. Whether you admit it or not, you will fall in and out of love, but
never be afraid of it.
We will
also meet a lot of new friends throughout our journey. They will teach us the
craziest things, and they will be part of what would make our life wonderful as
we get older. Keep in mind that friends are the family we choose. Never take
the good ones for granted and let go of those who will only take advantage of
you. The right people will stay in your life and be with you through thick
and thin. Be honest and true to them.
I’m writing
you this letter because I’m at a point in my life right now that I need to look
back and appreciate how far I’ve gone; that everything I went through had been
part of what made me the better version of myself today no matter how difficult
things seem to be. I am in no way scaring you because I think, by now, you’ve
come to understand that life is not a walk in a park. As we get older, we deal
with bigger responsibilities, but never let any of the challenges you face make
you give up on life.
You are a wonderful
person, and you have a beautiful soul. You still have a lot of beautiful things
in store for you. Never forget that.
Sincerely,
32 (almost 33)-year-old Gel
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