What is something you wish you could tell your 20-year-old self?
The other day at a book discussion the author talked about how he had explored romantic relationships in his book, the five languages of love, being with the one, growing old together, etc among others topics.
When it came time for questioning, a lady raised her hand with a question. She must have been in her late forties; I am guessing the age because of the question she asked. She wanted to know how she could go back to feeling love like she used to in her early twenties. The author explained it could not happen since the mind was aware of a different reality now.
I think I kept myself away from that different reality for the longest time possible. I was never too serious about what I wanted to do in life, I read books, I played games on the computer, I played cricket and football outside, I saw movies, I spent time with my friends and family, I drew. There was no sign of writing or editing back then, school books were the books I kept away from the most. I would still say that time was the biggest gem of a memory that is preserved in my mind.
If I could go back and tell one thing to my twenty-year-old self, I would ask him to start writing, since I certainly did not become an artist, so maybe adjusting that time into writing would play things out a little better. Then again, you never know, those drawings could be the reason my imagination and observation developed. In the end most things as they happen, play their role in creating the present.
Written by Anuran Chatterji
Early Morning Memories 