[ WP ] Write a letter to your thirteen-year-old self

Hello Jim. 
 
 When you receive this letter, hopefully the first articles from the newly formed Bureau of Time will have been published. I believe reading that might lend some credibility to who I am. 
 
 I am your future self, a couple decades into the future. I can not tell you exactly when, nor include any specific information due to regulations. However, I am writing this letter to you in hopes that your life could be an improvement upon mine. Again, I apologize in advance for the brevity and vagueness. 
 
 First of all, be good to dad. We've always been close to mum but we've too often ignored and isolated dad from our lives. Only after his death did I learn that he loved and cared for me, more than I could have imagined. Do not suffer the same anguish that I did. Talk to him, be the son that you want to be. If you ignore all but one thing from this letter, make this one it. Start talking to him today. 
 
 Second, you'll soon know who I'm talking about but do not, I repeat, do not fall in love with her. I've spent too many years waiting for her to notice me, fencing myself against all others believing it to be'noble' and'worthy'. Well, nothing will come of it, I promise you that. She wo n't ever know who we are. You will never make a move. 
 If you can muster up the courage to talk to her, sure, go ahead. I never could. Perhaps that is what I did wrong. Perhaps that will change things for you. But if you can not find that courage, then sever yourself away completely. Do not waste your adolescence on childish hope. 
 
 Lastly, get out there and enjoy life. We believed that we had all the time in the world, and we spent our days procrastinating. We've passed away chances to venture out and see the world. Instead, we spent our days in front of our computer, playing games and surfing the web. I know you want to go try new things, but what is it that we always say? `` There is always a next time.''? 
 
 Unfortunately, there will be a day where tomorrow does not exist. What will you have when that day arrives? All I have are regrets. Regrets of deciding not to do something. Decisions not to attend the yearly town festival. Decisions to stay home instead of going camping with friends because I could always see them'some other time'. 
 
 Do not spend your days building regrets, thinking there'll be a chance to absolve it all soon. Go out, do things. Different things, things that you would do tomorrow or next week, or next year. Do them now. Do n't wait. 
 
 If you wait, you'll one day find yourself lying on your deathbed, writing a letter to your younger self, begging him to not live the same life. 
 
 Live a good life Jim. Be happy, and know that even at your darkest days, you will come out of it unscathed. 
 
 Goodbye, 
 
 -Jim
