Dear-17-Year-Old Ken

Dear 17-Year-Old Ken

You have learned so much in 8 years.

You have grown in ways you never thought possible.

You have matured beyond your years.

Matured into a responsible young man.

Your road has been filled with ambush, and obstacles.

You have been handed rejection after rejection. 

You have cried more times than you care to admit.

You have been miserable at times, and,

You’ve also got your heart broken more than once.

But guess what you did not do?

Give up.

You did not give up even when the odds were stacked against you.

You did not give up when you got stopped on the way to accomplish your dream.

You dreamed bigger. You dreamed better. You kept dreaming to stay awake. 

You kept dreaming to not fall back asleep thinking about what was no more.

You have changed for the better.

You are patient, kind, and a an amazing listener. 

You are changing the world, one person at a time.

You are a hardworking man Ken.

Working hard so that people can feel better.

Working hard so that you can feel better.

You are loved Ken.

You have an entourage.

You have a very intelligent, beautiful, and special someone in your life.

You have a purpose beyond the dream you lost.

You are a handyman, per se.

You are building a company so that people don’t feel alone when they’re going through something tough.

You remembered when you were bullied as a kid and you had no one to talk to.

You remembered those recess hiding in our classroom.

You remembered the insults, and the degrading comments.

You decided to use them to benefit others.

Dear 17-Year-Old Ken, 

You are special, more so than you thought of yourself back then.

You are an advocate for those without a voice. 

You are an advocate for those who have no one.

You are an advocate for those who gave up.

You are an advocate for mental health.

Dear 17-Year-Old Ken,

You came a long way.

You didn’t come this far to only go this far.

You have WAYS to go.

The success of your company, this New-York apartment you want to buy, marriage, family, the hundreds of millions of people you want to touch with your company.

And all those other things you’re trying to accomplish.

You still doubt yourself sometimes.

You still wonder when things are not so great sometimes.

But You got closer to God.

He is your friend now, and reassures you when you’re in doubt.

Dear 17-Year-Old Ken,

Hang on! The best is yet to come.