Write a letter to yourself as a child.
Nov. 27th, 2005 06:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mistersmith_tmDear Smith,
Words alone cannot describe the terrible changes that lay ahead. What the world will become. Worse than anyone can imagine. Soon. Sooner than anyone expects.
The world is going to change. In a month, maybe two, it will become as alien to you as your world is to me now.
Wherever you are, whatever you're doing – Stop! Look around you. Remember all that you see. No detail is too small. No item insignificant. Look at your room. Your favorite toy. Your favorite book. Look at the faces of your family. Is your mother there? Your father? Do you have brothers? Sisters? A cat or dog? Maybe even a goldfish? Look at them. Hold them in your heart but, more importantly, hold them in your mind.
Because the world is about to change. And you with it. Remember your home. Remember your family and friends. No matter what happens, hang onto those memories as if they were a lifeline.
Most of all, remember you. Your dreams and wishes. Your loves.
Your name.
There's hope in memories. And in the world ahead, only hope can overcome despair.
Sincerely,
Mister Smith
p.s. – Learn how to swim.
Words alone cannot describe the terrible changes that lay ahead. What the world will become. Worse than anyone can imagine. Soon. Sooner than anyone expects.
The world is going to change. In a month, maybe two, it will become as alien to you as your world is to me now.
Wherever you are, whatever you're doing – Stop! Look around you. Remember all that you see. No detail is too small. No item insignificant. Look at your room. Your favorite toy. Your favorite book. Look at the faces of your family. Is your mother there? Your father? Do you have brothers? Sisters? A cat or dog? Maybe even a goldfish? Look at them. Hold them in your heart but, more importantly, hold them in your mind.
Because the world is about to change. And you with it. Remember your home. Remember your family and friends. No matter what happens, hang onto those memories as if they were a lifeline.
Most of all, remember you. Your dreams and wishes. Your loves.
Your name.
There's hope in memories. And in the world ahead, only hope can overcome despair.
Sincerely,
Mister Smith
p.s. – Learn how to swim.
