Read Past Echoes :: Even if I am

Throughout my younger life I had been a creative kid. I would tell my stories to as many people as I could. And at that time I didn't think that today I would still be working on the same story ideas. Though many kids bullied me on how I spoke and most of them told me my drawings sucked, I still kept working on my stories. Fast forward a couple years to me in in middle school. I had a bad grudge when it came to writing. I hated it with a passion. I hated it so much, the first writing prompt I gave myself was how I was the worst writer. I didn't know how to write; I didn't know what to write about. I was the worst writer and even today I'm still debating if I still think that.

I am the worst writer, am I? But even if I am, I still write stories. I had worlds that I wanted to show. I had worlds I wanted to explore. I wanted to challenge myself and make all types of stories. Not just sticking to one but use all my tools to make a mess of a story. I know I'm not that original with my ideas but I would always try to put a little bit of a color to my stories to make it different from others. Even if I am the worst writer in existence, I am the most passionate, most creative, and most thoughtful writer in my existence. And now you know, and I will continue to write for many more years of my life.

You are not the worst writer because there is no competition. I have watched us grow for many years, and maybe I believed we were the worst writer in the world, but now I see that as a dirty lie. You are a great writer, a passionate and colorful writer who is not scared to write about himself. Our past was not great, but it shouldn't dictate how we should live in the present. We are free from the challenges that have passed us, and as much as it scares us, there are many more challenges ahead of us. But even with how many challenges we face, there is an equal amount or maybe more good things that will be in our lives soon. We have to be brave, we have to be patient, and most especially, we have to be kind to ourselves. And I know, from the bottom of my heart, we will get through this. You were always, and will be, a Great Writer. Keep on keeping on, little buddy, I hear you.