A Letter To A Younger Me Dear Razor, This letter serves as a compliment to you and the journey ahead of you. Think of me as your guardian angel who has an omniscient view of the next ten years of your #life. You are now 19 years old and should be preparing for your business exams for the first year of your Business degree. You and I know you are not studying those interesting subjects. There is a basic truth to this despite how much you love your degree and how fascinating the information being put to you. You are absolutely unprepared for the exams in fact hopelessly so, this does not mean you are stupid or without verve for #life. What this means is that you are misplaced within yourself: fighting against an inner tide that you are I'll prepared to fight. Don't despair as most people struggle through this their whole lives without even knowing it let alone the answer to it. You know what you want out of #life without knowing your true self as Aristotle said (which you well know) To avoid criticism: say nothing, do nothing and be nothing. Go to your heart and seek out what you would die for , it is your passions that will take all the shit from this world. I know your family make harsh judgements and ruthless criticisms of you. The particulars are not important as you are a fantastic young man. With all your faults and scarred aspects you are even stronger than your tenuous sense of pride as confidence says you. I say this because I know first hand what you are capable of enduring what you have been through I'm sorry to say is not the half of what is going to happen. Don't be afraid as this path is yours and yours alone because like the moth breaking from pupae it will make you strong enough to achieve what few people can and will put you streets ahead even of those are all shiny while you wash the grime off your face. You know that the degree is going to go awry and there will be repercussions DON'T be afraid to face them. Think about it logically: something is wrong in your #life and only you can fix it. BE CONFIDENT be yourself be awesome. Do it now do it for as long as you have breath in your lungs. Your father will find out about everything, people will betray your trust, but it's ok. He will propose a move to the UK and you will bravely take it, in all fairness it's a strength of character few have. It will also be, in my opinion, the best decision. You know all I am saying will happen you are clever enough to have read the signs. When you get to the UK you must be aware that it will be hard for many reasons as with Worcester, Louth will have that dynamic to it. People have a way of breaking you down. Don't let this happen, think of a King who knows that this is HIS family and HIS inheritance. Nothing that jealous pieces of shit can do can change that fact. When regality moves with wisdom and strength purpose and confidence nothing will stand in the way. The world is too complex to make pathetic judgements in our limited knowledge of the world. DON'T compare yourself to others this world, every person leaf that falls was created just for you my King. Just for you. Don't forget that, so nothing you do will disturb that. You hold the keys to all the doors. Stay focused, when you go through the terrible heartache know it will get better, #life is filled with people who will want to use and abuse you for your good nature. But as long as you forgive their stupidity and know they are beneath you. They were born to be beneath you and to give you the experience you need to take the reigns of a decent share of this planet. Before you enter your thirties I promise you you will be at a point of such quiet strength. People will be in awe of you and be drawn to your beauty of spirit not just your face. But that doesn't mean you will be ignorant to their motives, and you will appreciate it and treat them accordingly to your benevolence like a great leader poets write about. This will be a by product of your trials in the UK. Yes it will be very very very hard, unimaginable hardship. Sorry. I'm so so sorry sir. My heart bleeds at the thought. But you are a great man, a powerful man more than you can perceive now. You have pseudo self confidence compared to what you WILL have. Stay strong and be true to yourself and don't let anything bring you down, even if the hounds from Hell tore the ground beneath you don't stop fighting take a deep breath and dive in fists clenched let a roar rip through the thin air to send chills down its fiendish spine. Never forget this, and I wish you all the best. You have my faith and failty. Yours faithfully, Guardian Angel