Dear Edward,
I have a few things to say you that I wish were said to you
a long time ago. But since I have this
time machine, I have some wise words to share with you. First of all, stop looking for a
girlfriend. Trust me on this one. You will never find what you are looking for
in a girl. Not even the girl of your
dreams. And by the way, your dreams?
Dream bigger than being accepted. What
you are looking for is your identity. I
love Mark Twain’s quote “the two most important days in a man’s life are the day
he was born and the day he finds out why.”
Your purpose is found in God, your creator. He made you exactly as he pleased. You are not a mistake or a strain on
someone’s life. You are not responsible
for your parents divorce. You are not
perfect, but you are not hard to love.
In fact, the One who is called “Love” loves you deeply.
I know you’ve heard that before, but take some time and let
that sink in to you. God loves you. He just does.
Your dad may not have understood what a son needs, but your Heavenly
Father knows exactly what you need. You
are his son. When you accept that, you
will find the love, the identity and purpose in which you were made.
This whole dating thing is pretty pointless. Enjoy high school, don’t just survive
it. Dating is this mad emotional race to
hear “I love you” and then it becomes this race to see who will break the other
one’s heart first. There is no binding
promises or covenants nor commitments that can link two confused teen-agers
together. Not enough ink for love
letters, songs on the radio or tears in the eyes to halt the inevitable. I know that sounds harsh, but it’s not harder
than the heartbreak you are heading for in the next two years. By the way, it will crush you but it wont
kill you. It’s not your fault. It’s really not her fault either. You both said things and made impossible
promises that no undeveloped human being could possibly keep.
Another thing. Learn piano! Please do it for the both of us! You know you love music. Make it! Play it! Find your own melody and
play it. Keep writing. Write about everything. Write books along with your plays and
poetry. Play more basketball! and don’t
quit the team. Trust me, it’s more rewarding
to get cut than to flat out quit. You
will have a long time forgiving yourself for that one. You will never forget it. In fact it will be one of the lessons you
will share with your players later on. Yes you will coach basketball! So learn to play the game.
Back to the whole girlfriend thing. You don’t want to go through the pain and
frustration of being in a relationship.
You will hear all kinds of lies about why it’s so important that you be
like everybody else. You will hear many
girls say, “I love you” but those words will mean nothing until you’ve heard
them from your wife! Yes there will be
Mrs. Baptiste! Now, I’ll let you get
back to playing Pac Man. And fear not!
the ‘Pause” button is coming soon!
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