Dear Future Self,
            I know we haven’t had a round of proper introductions yet,
            but there’s a favor I really need to ask.
            I know it’s rude to request something from someone you won’t
            even meet for five or six years, but this is really important.

            I need a map for this thing called life.

            You seem to be pretty good at navigating it since you’re already
            ahead of me, and since I’m here and I really want to get where you are,
            and you and I both know how bad I am at spoken directions, maybe
            you could share a bit of an inside scoop with me?

            You see, there are these things that are bothering me, and I’m sure they
            bothered you at some point, too, but I’m having a tough time dealing
            with them and I could really use your help in understanding them.