Before giving any advice, I would want to give a deep, warm hug to my skinny, bony, shy teenage self, something she always sought but never got.

I’m sure in this moment of embrace, she might break down into tears, that how emotional she was, and deeply pained with the lack of any emotional support.

As I hug her, I also want to pat her back for the resilience and fortitude she had shown in her toughest phase of life, without any compromise on her values, integrity and loyalty, while everyone left, she chose to stay put, despite the fact that there were no guarantees.

I’m proud of you, Teenage Self!

I would take her leave by letting her know that what she is doing is enough! and that one notion to that she needs to let go is that there is no such thing called “One fine day” things will turn out as envisioned, or One fine day success will come, or one fine day she may find her way out.

This whole damn concept of “One fine day ” is the most unreal, and there is no such thing as that.

Life is in the Now,

Life is in living it and learning to dance with uncertainty.

Embrace what is, and stop waiting for that one fine day which will perhaps may never come!

But again with another warm hug, I want to bid farewell with words of appreciation and gratitude for what she did, withstood and her steadfastness.

Love you!

Warmly,

Mehnaz Amjad