A Chat with 19-Year-Old Me
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The author reflects on their 19-year-old self through an imagined conversation, exploring personal growth and past decisions, with the community showing interest but limited engagement.
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If feel like this a conversation we all need to have. Keeping true to the dreams of one's youth is the very definition of success but in the words of Johnny Marr, "I don't want to have the same sentiment I have when I was 19 for the rest of my life."