Write a letter to your 100-year-old self.
Hey there old chap,
Wow, you’ve got to turn 100 years old! I really don’t know how, but I’m sure glad you did it, I’m happy for you. If you can send me back some hints from the future, I’d be very interested. I want to know the secret. It’ll surely help us get us there. I’ll be waiting. As for this letter, do not open it until 2074!
Well, you know how the world was 50 years back. I don’t need to get into describing it to you. At least I hope you’ll remember. Life’s good now, we have to work a lot, but that’s all part of the package. I’m trying to have some fun, I’m exercising my body, and keeping my mind busy. Nobody can say that I’m not doing my part.
But man, this is your time now. Celebrate this moment, have a party as you’ve never had before, call all your friends. What I mean is, you’ve played your part, you’ve worked hard, you’ve contributed to society. In short, you have lived life to the full. Pat yourself in the back and have some cake. This is something to be proud of. All of your other selves, the child, the teenager, the adult, are there with you and hugging you now. Enjoy your day!
From now on, I’m living one day at a time. I’ll be trying to stress less about life. Enjoying more days outside in the sun and in the company of people I love. We need to remember we will die, that’s one side of the coin. Memento mori. The other side, we need to seize the day. Carpe diem!
I know I didn’t give away any life-altering secret in this letter. Or did I? It’s message is basically “keep doing what you are doing.” I have got here, you will get there. But just as matter of discipline, do not open it until you turn 100 years old!
Affectionately, your 51-year-old self.
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