{"id":70492,"date":"2023-12-13T16:59:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T07:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sis-ac.com\/?p=70492"},"modified":"2023-12-13T16:59:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T07:59:57","slug":"35%e6%ad%b3%e3%81%ae%e5%83%95%e3%81%8b%e3%82%89%e3%81%ae%e6%89%8b%e7%b4%99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sis-ac.com\/en\/2023\/12\/13\/35%e6%ad%b3%e3%81%ae%e5%83%95%e3%81%8b%e3%82%89%e3%81%ae%e6%89%8b%e7%b4%99\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter from My 35-Year-Old Self"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dear Jay,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How have you been lately? Are you doing well? It&#8217;s currently 2027 here. I guess it&#8217;s 2020 where you are, right? You must be in Japan now. Maybe it&#8217;s the beautiful autumn leaves season. That&#8217;s nice. I&#8217;m envious. I&#8217;m in Indonesia now. I&#8217;m already married and have a child. A good child, just like you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How&#8217;s school going? Is everything going smoothly? You&#8217;ll be graduating next March, right? Maybe you&#8217;re in the midst of job hunting now. It must be tough, but please keep up the good work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haha, I bet you&#8217;re curious about your future right now. You want to know who I married and what kind of job I&#8217;m doing. Unfortunately, I won&#8217;t tell you. Please look forward to your future with excitement. When you reach 35 years old, the future might have changed. I didn&#8217;t write this letter to tell you all about the future. Your future depends on what you do now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wrote this letter because I remembered a photo I posted on Instagram seven years ago. Those were tough times. I was disappointed and down after my first job interview went badly. What I want to tell you now is, even if you fail at something, don&#8217;t be too hard on yourself. Don&#8217;t think you&#8217;re worse than anyone else. Not just you, everyone fails at times. I understand that well now. So please cheer up and look ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Life isn&#8217;t easy, so if you fail, try again, and if you fail again, try yet again. If you&#8217;re tired, don&#8217;t push yourself too hard; take a little break. Traffic lights aren&#8217;t always green, right? There are red lights too. Why do you think that is? I think it&#8217;s to prevent accidents. Our lives are similar. No one is always excellent and on green light. Sometimes it&#8217;s other people&#8217;s turn to go, and we have to stop at a red light. We have no choice but to stop moving forward then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means that you can&#8217;t seize every opportunity, and timing is essential. I think the most important thing is to listen to your heart. You should live by listening to what your heart says, what you really want to do. It&#8217;s okay to fail. Don&#8217;t get discouraged. You will surely succeed someday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think you have done well so far. The reason I&#8217;m living happily now is thanks to you. I&#8217;m truly grateful for that. Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, about our parents, even if you&#8217;re away, please keep in touch with them. Dad and Mom are always worried about you, so please do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any troubles, don&#8217;t worry alone; consult with your parents or teachers. I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll get good advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll write to you again. Take care of yourself. Goodbye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Jay, How have you been lately? Are you doing well? It&#8217;s currently 2027 here. I guess it&#8217;s 2020 where you are, right? You must be in Japan now. Maybe it&#8217;s the beautiful autumn leaves season. That&#8217;s nice. I&#8217;m envious. I&#8217;m in Indonesia now. I&#8217;m already married and have a child. 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