Dear FutureMe:

How are you? Or should I say “How am I”? This thing puzzles me. I’m supposed to be writing to whoever I will be in 8 year’s time! Funny, isn’t it? 

To start with, let’s talk about your studies. What did you finally do? I hope you chose the right degree and you're not as mixed up as you were when you were 17 (that is, as mixed up as I currently am!). Now you are 25, so you should have finished your studies and be working. I hope you’re happy with whatever you’re doing. 

By the way, are you still inside the literary world? I expect you to continue with your literature blog. And I hope you’ve been able to assist to lots of literary events. Now, tell me: you’ve finished that book, right? Have you written more novels? And have you managed to publish any? I really wish you have. 

Last but not least, let’s talk about love. Have you found that special person? I hope you have. I don’t expect him to be the perfect boy with whom you’ll spend the rest of your life, but I do hope you’re happy with him and you love each other. That’s all that matters. 

So, this is it. I won’t ask you where you’re living or what you’ve done for the last eight years. I just hope you’re happy and you’re yourself. Don’t change, unless you want to.

Best wishes,

You  

Being seventeen... is it perfect?

It is typical to hear adult people saying: "Oh, if I was seventeen again..." as being that age was perfect! In my opinion, everything has its drawbacks, and being seventeen is not an exception. 

On the one hand, it has lots of perks, of course. At this age our parents start seeing us as grown-up people, instead of the responsibility-free-children we used to be. We can party until late, travel long distances alone and all sorts of things that we weren’t allowed to do before. Moreover, we get more responsibilities, but not as many as adult people do, so we don’t reach that level of stress which workers usually suffer from. 

On the other hand, as I said, there are some disadvantages. For example, we can’t drive; this is a very annoying aspect for the young people who are looking forward to being able to move without depending on their family or public transport. Another important con is that we aren’t allowed to vote. This is quite frustrating because at this age many of us already have an opinion that deserves to be heard. 

To sum up, I think that everything in this life, like being seventeen, has its pros and cons. Nothing is flawless. But it doesn’t need to. Just learn to enjoy the imperfection. And that will make it perfect.