Image description: The image is a colorful drawing depicting elements related to health and disease prevention. From left to right, we see a person sitting and holding a tablet, with a medical mask floating beside them. In the center, there is a thermometer and a plus sign, along with a smiling heart with raindrops falling on it. A blue cloud sits above the heart, and a sad face emoji is behind it. On the right, there is a bottle of hand sanitizer gel with a cross symbol and a water droplet. Above the bottle, there is a virus icon. The person on the right is wearing a horizontally striped shirt and appears to be looking at the viruses.Rio de Janeiro, May 22, 2021.
Dear future me,
I hope everything is well with you. I know everything is difficult around here today, we are going through a pandemic, something I never imagined going through, and we don't have much hope about what tomorrow will be like. Every day someone leaves us and nothing matters at that moment, whether the condition is good or not, whether the skin color is light or dark, anyone can go at any moment. Amid all the uncertainties that I know you had, I hope you managed to free yourself from all of them and turn them into something that made you stronger. I'm sure you managed to choose the college and the career you want and that today you are happy with it and that you will never regret having chosen it.
A lot went through your head, a lot of people tried to influence you, but only you can choose your dream, and I know you managed to. I hope you can enjoy as much time as you can with your grandparents and with all the older people you love, that you stop thinking that you're getting closer and closer to losing them and simply manage to enjoy every moment you can have with them and make each one as if it were the last. Be proud that you've seen them smile and made them happy most of the time you were able to, always tell them you love them, how important they are to you, apologize for anything you may have once done that may have hurt them, even as a child and immature, they're always willing to hear your side and to forgive, because they went through that too.
Never forget your friends and your family, they are your greatest companions, in good times and in bad times they have always been with you. Don't doubt their loyalty, they are always willing to help you. They are your greatest wealth.
Take care!
Thiago Von
