A Letter to my Future Self
<p><span word="In">In</span> 1994 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="forgot">forgot</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="withexplicit">withexplicit</span>（明确的）<span word="instructions">instructions</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> 2005. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> 2006 <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>:</p><p><span word="Dear">Dear</span> <span word="Sherri">Sherri</span></p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> 30. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 18 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="with">with</span>.</p><p><span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="biology">biology</span> (<span word="genetics">genetics</span>).</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Gwynn">Gwynn</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> (<span word="another">another</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>).</p><p><span word="You">You</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> &<span word="ndash">ndash</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>(<span word="Michaela">Michaela</span> <span word="Anne">Anne</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> (<span word="name">name</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="decided">decided</span>).</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="Gwynn">Gwynn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="Hopefully">Hopefully</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="field">field</span>, <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="genetics">genetics</span>. <span word="Gwynn">Gwynn</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="programmer">programmer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="alright">alright</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="yourselves">yourselves</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="deserve">deserve</span>.</p>
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