Dear Debjit: A Letter From the Future
Okay, so this is from a writing prompt my friend Nat gave me during our writing meetup on Zoom today.
The prompt was: Write a letter to your younger self. What would you tell your younger self in that letter?
So here goes my letter.
(This is addressed to me when I was in 6th grade in school.)
Hey Debjit,
I know you’re facing a lot of confusion and fear right now.
You’re in this new school and everything feels uncomfortable.
You don’t have any friends, and the people around you don’t feel like good people. You’re feeling alone and you’re suffering.
I know hearing this makes you feel like finally someone understands you—because until now, nobody has truly understood what you’ve been feeling.
You’re going through a lot. I’m telling you—don’t judge yourself.
I’m 32 years old now, I’ve seen some life, and still, when I think back to where you are right now, I feel afraid. It’s still one of the hardest parts of my life.
I still haven’t healed many of the things you’re going through and will face in the future.
That’s why I want to tell you: please don’t be hard on yourself.
Don’t compare yourself with others. Don’t think you’re weak or that there’s something wrong with you just because you feel this way.
I know it seems natural to think: when all the boys and girls around you are playing, happy, and doing fine, while you have no friends, you’re afraid of school, you hate the feeling, you’re escaping from bullies, and you spend your lunch time alone under a tree… it makes you feel like there’s something wrong with you, or that you’re making it up.
But I’m telling you, you’re not making it up. It’s the beginning of your spiritual awakening process.
I want you to know I’m proud of you for everything you’ve endured. Truly proud.
I wish I could hug you right now, because other than your mom, nobody really understands your pain.
And sometimes you feel even she, though she is truly loving, doesn’t fully understand what you’re going through.
You feel alone. You feel like you don’t belong. You feel like you have no worth and no value.
These are not easy things for a child to carry. Yet here you are, living through them at such a young age.
Now here’s what I want to tell you, this might help, but only if you truly trust me and believe in yourself, okay?
I know you’re looking for a guide, a teacher, someone wise and kind who can understand you and lead you through the mystery of life.
I haven’t found that person yet. But I can tell you this: what you’re looking for, I found within myself. That’s why I want to share a few things that can help you on your journey forward.
“You don’t have to figure it out. The answers won’t come through straining—they’ll come when you let go and allow yourself to fully experience the present moment.”
The first thing I want you to understand is this: you don’t have to figure it out.
I know you’re trying so hard to figure out life, thinking that once you do, you’ll have some control over it. But you don’t have to.
You might be asking: Then what am I supposed to do?
Here’s what: let go. Let go of the constant trying, searching, and seeking for answers.
Now you might think: That means I give up? I know that sounds scary. But trust me—it’s magical.
The answers you’re looking for won’t come through straining. They’ll come much more easily when you let go and allow yourself to fully experience the present moment.
What I’m saying is: give up the inner fight. I know it sounds terrifying—if you don’t fight, it feels like the world will swallow you whole. And it will swallow you—but that’s where the magic happens.
Life isn’t bad. The world isn’t against you. When you fight it, you create inner resistance, and that’s what causes your suffering.
Deep down, you already know your suffering isn’t really about school, bullies, your dad, exam scores, being bad at sports, or feeling like a nobody. The suffering goes deeper, and you already sense that.
So instead of resisting, allow yourself to suffer fully. Don’t fight it. Fall into it.
You might ask: But how will I live my life if I do that?
You don’t have to do it all the time. I know you have school, tuitions, and responsibilities.
But at night, when Mom and Dad are asleep, do this during your one or two hours when you stay awaken by yourself in your bed. Your hours.
In those hours, don’t force yourself to find answers. Instead, feel the suffering. Relax into it. Don’t fight it, don’t try to stop it, don’t try to understand it. Just feel it fully.
This is the suffering you’ve been trying to run away from. Trust me.
You wanted a guide, well, I’m guiding you now. Listen to me. Do this.
Start with 5 minutes. See what happens. You’ll notice the suffering begins to break down. It will start to transform.
I won’t say more, it’s not about knowledge or information. Just trust me and do this.
If you do, you’ll shift timelines. You won’t be who I am now, you’ll become a different version of me. And that’ll be cool.
“Don’t fight with the suffering. Fall into it. When you stop resisting, the suffering begins to transform.”
I found my higher self after my dark night of the soul, at age 28. That’s when I discovered my inner guide.
You have the same inner guide, it’s just that right now, you’re not fully open to it. You feel it, but you’re not listening the way I am now.
That’s okay, it’ll happen when it’s meant to.
I had to go through a lot of evolutions to connect with it they way I am connected right now, and I am still evolving and growing.
Your true guide isn’t me. It’s your inner guidance. The guide you’ve been seeking all along.
This guidance is always with you. But it can only lead you if you trust it.
So, trust your inner guidance, Debjit. Believe me—you’re already listening to it. You’re already guided.
You’re just trying too hard. It can be easier. Just trust yourself and the guidance within you.
And oh, by the way—magic is real 
With lots of love, warmth, and blessings,
Debjit
Written by me on 8th September, 2025
“Your true guide isn’t me. It’s your inner guidance—the voice within you that has been whispering all along.”
If reading this letter stirred something inside you—
If you felt the ache of your own younger self, or the relief of being understood—
Then maybe this wasn’t just a post. Maybe it was your reminder.
A reminder that you are not broken.
A reminder that your pain was never meaningless.
A reminder that your inner guidance has been whispering to you all along.
You don’t have to keep fighting yourself. You don’t have to keep searching outside for answers. You simply have to return—to you.
And if a part of you has been wondering…
— “How do I stop running from my pain?”
— “How do I finally trust my inner voice?”
— “How do I align with a life that feels true to me?”
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