It wasn't until we moved into our new home in 2006 that I found it again. It was addressed to me with explicit instructions not to open until my birthday 2005. It was now 2006 so I decided to open it. This is what it said:
Dear Sherri
By the time you read this you will be 30. At the age of 18 I had so many hopes and dreams about where you'd be, what you'd be doing and with whom you'd spend your life with.
Right now I hope that you have traveled and seen everything you've always wanted to, both in Canada and overseas, and maybe even settled down somewhere in Australia doing some research in the field of biology (genetics.
I hope you're married to the man of your dreams. The man of mine is Gwynn. He is originally from South Africa (another place I wish to visit.
You'll probably have two children of your own – a girl(Michaela Anne and a boy (name yet to be decided.
If everything goes according to plan you'll be living in Australia in a big house in a small town outside of a big city with a lot of land, a dog, Gwynn and your two beautiful children. Hopefully you have a career in the medical field, maybe doing research in genetics. Gwynn will be a computer programmer and you will be doing alright for yourselves.
However, if things don't go according to plan for you, I wish you all the love, happiness and joy in the world and don't settle for anything less than the best since that is absolutely what you deserve.
Live long, be happy and live life to it's fullest.
Love Sherri "18″
When I read this for the first time since writing it I was floored. Even now having dug this up again another 4 years later I still can't help but think this is really cool.
So much of what I wanted for myself has materialized.
I did travel to a few more places in Canada although I haven't seen everything I'd like to.I did marry the man of my dreams and yes he still is my one and only.I've traveled to the UK, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. I lived in Australia for nearly 4 years in a big house, in a small suburb, in a major city (close enough. I had a career in Biology in the field of genetics for 10 years.I have two lovely kids – both boys (names now decided.
I have not one dog but two dogs. Both yellow labs from Australia.Gwynn is a computer programmer. We are doing okay for ourselves.
After writing this I quickly forgot about what I had put in here actually. The things that materialized were all met with quite a bit of resistance (all internal but I suppose these were things that I really did want. Having never strayed too far from home overseas travel was a huge deal. Having never been away from my family moving to Australia for several years was an incredibly huge decision.
I find it fascinating how the dreams of a young and naive little girl can become a grown woman's reality.
I'm curious if you guys have ever written anything to your future self and how it stacks up to your current reality. If you haven't, will you join me in writing a letter now to yourself in say 10 years from now? It's an interesting little experiment.
名字和年龄:My name is peter, I am six years old.
兴趣:My hobby is playing basketball.
个性:I am a talktive person.
My name is peter. I am six years old. I am from Taiwan. Many people ask me about my Chinese name because they think the meaning of it is very interesting. But I hope my friends can remember my English name rather than my Chinese one. My hobby is playing basketball. I usually play it with my friends after school, and I believe playing basketball will bring me good health. I am a talktive person. It is very difficult for me to keep quiet. Now I am studying in English, so I hope everyone can speak English to me. Otherwise I will feel very bad if I keep quiet.
我嘛,总是留着平头,我的眉毛挺浓,眼睛很黑、亮亮的,虽然不大。镶在我这张脸上倒也挺合适。嘴闭起来挺好看的。哦,忘了告诉你们我的名字了,我叫王蒙。
小学时,我和同学相处得都很好。我不爱生气,整天乐呵呵的。生气会气死脑细胞,所以我和同学发生矛盾时,我基本上能够忍让。同学请我办事,我总是尽力而为,可有时我也很腼腆,那是在别人夸奖我的时候。有时还挺莽撞,妈妈说我是“小冒失鬼”。
粗心就是我一个很大的毛病,因此作业时常出错。可我就不信改不了。你们看吧,新学期里我一定改掉它,由“大粗心”变成个“小细心”。
看书是我最大的爱好,那些小说、杂志、科技作品,我拿起来就放不下——迷住啦!我常被书中的情节和人物所感动,一会儿抽泣、一会儿咯咯大笑,完全是身临其境。
别看我挺瘦,我还喜欢体育呢!我特喜欢打乒乓球,在班里还算是个高手。我还喜欢音乐、美术,妈妈说我兴趣挺广泛的。
好,就谈到这儿,欢迎大家和我交个朋友。
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