A letter to my daughter

Dear Ananya, First of all, I love you whatever you do, as you are and whatever you choose to be in the future. This note is only to give you a single piece of advice which nobody gave me but I learnt the hard way.Life is not fair and there will always be others who will get the glory using wrong means. However, all you really need to do is to be true to your character as they are to theirs. At the end of the day you have to look at yourself in the mirror and feel proud of what you are. This does not mean that you let people walk over you, rather it means watch your back, but don't stab others in theirs. If you help people and they do not give you credit remember you chose to help them, so don't expect any. And most of all, love yourself and love whatever you do with a passion. If you are to do a back hand spring keep trying with all your heart and soul till you achieve your goal. Sometimes though you need to let something go for a while and then chase it again with renewed energy. Loving yourself as an individual is something crucial because if you respect and love yourself, you will be happy and will be able to make others happy. Just doing things for others at the expense of yourself will only make you resentful and unhappy and finally physically stressed out and ill. Be passionate about who you are and what you do but remember not to hurt people or this world intentionally. When you apologise, mean it and try to remember not to do it again and most importantly try never never to lie to yourself or others even if it means people getting upset with you. I know I say these things everyday to you but this note is just so that you can refer to all my nags when I am not there. Lots and lots of love and hugs Mommmy