Don’t wait till it’s too late

You're going to be 16, 17, 18 for only 365
days. And you could die at 19 or 20 or even at 16. When your mom asks you if you want to sleep in her bed, say yes. One day
she'll be in the hospital and there won't be enough room to make up for right now. Stop cancelling plans; go out and use your legs while they work. You're guaranteed nothing. Stop
denying affection. You'll never be able to love someone as a teenager at 35. Someone, many someones are going to tell you
they love you. Don't keep quiet because you've been told its too soon. If you love them, say so, be brutally, beautifully honest. Go out and change the world. Fight for peace, equality
and change. When you're 70 and can only watch the news all day you don't want to see the same issues still going on when you had every chance to fight it. Stop romanticizing the "I don't need anybody" and "I don't have feelings" attitude. It's easier to make friends in high school than in nursing homes. Embrace
feelings and intimacy. Don't apologize for caring and don't let anyone make you feel guilty even if it's one sided. You're only a teenage for 2,555 days and then you're 20. Life never slows
down. Bones become fragile and break. People die, and hearts become weak with every atom in your body, live right now.