Running from Safety

So I have been reading Richard Bach's "Running from Safety". A very beautiful book indeed. This book is about what we would learn from and tell ourselves when we were 9 years old. In the book, Bach meets face-to-face with the 9-year child that he was and whom he locked away for several decades.

This prompted me to think of what I would tell today the 9-year old child I once was. What are the lessons I have learnt that I could pass on to my past?

This is what I came up with after considerable reflection. This is what I would tell my 9-year old self -

1. Don't let the pressures get to you. It is okay to fail. You will learn more out of being a failure than being a successful person. You will learn humility out of failure. You will become stronger with each failure. And you will learn not to judge others based on their successes or failures.

2. The friends you have today and think the world of, will be gone tomorrow. No, really. Your friendships will not last as long as you think they will. In fact, your parents are the only people in this world who will love you the most and even unconditionally.

3. The answer you have been searching for sub-conciously and unconciously will be answered very soon. It will change your life. For ever. And it will be a bumpy but sweet ride.

4. Very soon, you will also fall in love. And realize that a life without love is incomplete. You will probably grin and smirk at this, but it will catch you unawares, so I want you to enjoy every moment of it.

5. No matter what happens, it is going to be okay. You will survive. You will do fine.