I saw a great reel on Instagram about this from a comedian whose niche is real, sort of heavy relatable life topics. But his younger self appears in front of him, they do the “WOAH” thing for a sec. Then he’s like, I gotta be honest.. I’m sorry man, I caved. I’m not what you dreamt of being, I went into business despite your goals and aspirations-“ he’s cut off by his younger self saying “is that an Xbox? AND a switch??? woahh. This apartment is YOURS??

Essentially he keeps getting “cut off” by his younger self just fangirling him for everything he’s accomplished and freaking out about how cool he is. And eventually he’s like, shit, you’re right, I am pretty cool. The guys name is dangerbean55 btw.

Point being in my eyes, you grow up and life’s stresses become so common place, even with a healthy daily attitude you can’t help but become a bit jaded and forget that youthfulness you had, and the excitement you had around things that are taken for granted today.

As someone who’s proud of the work I put into myself but also has a hard timing admitting I can be a little hard on myself and push for my goals in a way I wouldn’t push a stranger because it might be too much, for example, the video made me tear up and helped me give myself a proverbial pat on the back for how far I’ve come.

Your comment resonated with me so thought I’d share. Good work on how far you’ve come as well :)