Write a letter or poem to your younger self. Give warnings about losses, or hype them up about great new things that will happen to them. Prep them for the life they will eventually live. Most likes wins!

Dear Loved One,

You have watched and read enough science fiction to know that it is unwise to know the future. However, you also believe in a God who has told us the end of the story. So I shall tell you where you are in that story now.

You are healing, which of course means you will be wounded. You are growing, which means you will be pruned. You are in a whole new world, which means you will leave one behind. You are also grieving,which means... the unthinkable. But I wouldn't change a thing. After all, we know the end of the story. The good may not always outweigh the bad, but the joy still overcomes the despair.

I write not so you can skip over anything or even to brace you for the chapters ahead. I write to encourage you. I am here, because you are braver than you know. I am here, because you have loved ones who believe in you - loved ones you should hold onto. I write so that you know you are loved through it all. And that love is your strength.

With joy,

Anda Yang Dicintai