What’s the best advice you’d give to someone younger than you?
Dear younger human,
Don’t rush to grow up.
Adulthood is mostly opening the fridge,
staring into it dramatically,
and closing it without taking anything.
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Wear the clothes.
Use the fancy notebook.
Save some money, yes
but don’t save your happiness for “someday.”
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Take photos with the people you love.
One day you’ll zoom in and realize
the background matters less
than the faces beside you.
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Don’t waste years trying to be liked by everyone.
Even pizza has haters,
and pizza is doing just fine.
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Your mistakes won’t ruin your life.
They’ll just become funny stories
you’ll tell with unnecessary hand gestures later.
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Learn to leave places
where your peace pays the bill
for someone else’s comfort.
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And please, drink water.
Half your life problems are emotions,
the other half is dehydration pretending to be emotions.
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Most importantly
Stop waiting to become perfect
before you start living.
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Life isn’t an exam with invigilators.
It’s more like assembling furniture without instructions—
confusing, slightly crooked,
and somehow still useful.
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So laugh often,
love deeply,
and remember:
the adults you admire today
were once teenagers too—
equally confused,
just with less back pain.
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Signed,
Someone older, wiser,
and still opening the fridge
as if a solution to life
might have appeared since the last visit.
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Still learning, still laughing,
—Rajeshwari 🧿💕
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