I was chatting with my girlfriend today and asked her the question, “If your current self saw your 15 year old self, what would they say..and vice-versa?”
Her answer struck a chord with me, and I told her mine. Both of my answers were more revealing than I was prepared for.
Current age (28) to 15 – “You’ll never be a G (gangster). You’re sincere, loyal, and funky. People need real and they need it from you, so be yourself.”
This is a 30% hipster/business professional/fitness nut/breakdancer/indie-movie lover/photographer speaking to an insecure, not-as-‘black’-as-he-should-be high school sophomore. I have in no way, even remotely arrived, but I am MUCH further along than I was at one point, and these are the things I would have benefitted understanding.
My 15 year old self says to current day me – “You have an awesome girlfriend, sweet manual Audi, Samsung flat screen/PS3/iMac, and a cool place to live in? You made it dude!”
Background being, It was hard for me to even see past high school let alone becoming a live-action adult. I think it’s official btw; you know, the whole bit about turning into an adult. Life keeps sending me subtle reminders. As in the other night I made dinner for my mother at my place, and afterwards as we were cleaning up, she asked me where the cutting board went.
*Power pause*
This may not seem like much to you but believe me when I say I could feel the atoms of the universe splitting at the words. You’ll be glad to know that I somehow managed to hold it together however, and just laughed it off as ‘getting older’.
So, what about you? What would current day you say to 15 year-old you?
Peace
in my life 
An awesome and thought provoking perspective; great piece!
Phew i remember this one…was a hard pill to swollow, first time i read it