August 3: My Younger Self

August 3: My Younger Self

Write to 10-year-old Farah. Tell her what became of her dreams and reassure her about everything she feared.

Dear younger me,

You won't believe it, but it all came true. Everything you dreamed of, and more.

You'll never be lonely again, even when you are alone. You'll make lifelong friends, the best kind. You'll win the student council election. You'll graduate with honors (yes, you will get that 93 on Arabic). You'll have a full university life (it gets better in year 2). You'll travel and see the world. You'll become a teacher (it will make sense how, later). You'll marry your soulmate. You'll pursue a PhD! You will feel so loved and cared for and nurtured.

You will have all the nice things you dreamed of. You'll feel beautiful (because you are, and always were).

Just hang in there, and know that God sees all that you have endured, and that it will get better. Better than you can ever imagine.