To the younger generation coming up

My name is Brian and I’m 37 years old and I’m writing to the younger generation coming up, especially my little boy who is 8 years old. I had a great childhood with two parents, siblings and family that loved me and supported me in what I wanted to do. I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio (I live in North Carolina now) and loved it there. Tough winters to get thru of course. The spring and summer after the harsh winter was so worth it. We knew spring was coming when baseball season was starting.

Brian as a child

Speaking of baseball, I wish I would’ve played in school. I thought about doing it, but I never pushed myself to do it. I might be sitting right now in a huge house with two cars and waiting on spring training. I might’ve just been coming off a World Series win. That is one regret that I have about my life. But maybe it wasn’t meant to be that way, me playing baseball. I played a few sports in school, don’t get me wrong, I just wish I would’ve kept going.

I was a really shy kid and I didn’t often socialize very much with my friends outside of school. I was really focused on school stuff, which of course is not a bad thing at all because you need your education. It is really important, stay in school no matter what! It pays off the older you get. More jobs and more money. Do the best that you can because like I said, it pays off in the end. I had a great time in school. My friends were the best. We’ve all grown up and grown apart, but with the advent of social media we can connect and talk to one another. That is really important also.

Develop your friendships and make connections everywhere in your life. It will help you immensely because there are going to be hard times. I’ve been thru a lot of them. Life is tough and hard to understand at times. If you just try to process everything that is happening, be happy or grieve, you will be able to deal with anything that comes your way. If you have great friends who will listen to you and give you advice, it will help you so much more. My friends that I have now are exactly who I need. I love them and I would do anything for them. I can go to them and they can come to me for help and advice. You never know when you are going to need it. Everyone falls on hard times. Some more than others. Just be kind because you never know what another person is going thru

I don’t know if I would have made it thru those hard times if I didn’t have them. It is so important to make connections. Yes, I know I am shy and I’m sure there are other shy people reading this letter, but if you take the time to get comfortable with people you will open up and begin to make a connection with them. It is so important to be kind to people and if you are able to help them in any way, do it because you both will be rewarded.

We don’t have a lot of time on Earth some of us, but while we are here, we have to make the most of it and help our fellow humans and fill the world with love. We need more of that, we do.