The question that keeps repeating itself in my head

This week's question made me think of many nights when, unable to sleep, I repeated over and over in my mind what I would say to my younger self if I could travel back in time. Interestingly, many of those things are related to letting go, and I find it crazy that human beings have the same recurring problem, regardless of all the differences we have. For me, it took a lot of time, tears, and pain, especially deep emotional pain, in which I clung to what I felt, even what I had felt, and found myself lost for quite a while. I remember with some nostalgia that I went through life giving my all, only to receive criticism or even comments that destroyed me, because yes, I'm sorry.  So I spent too much time feeling bad when in reality I just needed to let go. I think what I would mainly say to myself is that one of the best things that happened to me in life, allowing me to finally grow and be free, was letting go. Remembering a little bit how I used to be a while ago, I think I wouldn't really listen to myself and would stay focused on what was hurting me so much at the time. However, I've seen so many changes and learned so much about the benefits of letting go of burdens, words spoken, and unnecessary things that I wouldn't stop trying to convince myself. Because letting go of emotional issues, which is what mainly affected me (and may still affect me from time to time), feels like literally removing a pile of debris that was preventing you from standing up due to its great weight. And maybe sometimes I regret not knowing sooner that I could be free of that weight, but even so, the only conclusion I can draw is that because I experienced all those things, I was finally able to understand, accept, and grow. So even though this week's challenge was to talk about what I would say to my past self, even if I tried to convince myself of everything I know now, I would do so knowing that I needed all that experience to learn it firsthand, and perhaps I should say, in my own skin.  In the end, I can only conclude that although there is a lot of advice I would like to give myself and many people who are currently going through similar things to what I went through, there is a well-known saying in my country that "nobody learns from someone else's mistakes," or in other words, everyone needs to experience certain situations in order to learn everything they need to learn on their own skin, or in their own head. In the future, I will probably have a lot of advice to give to my present self, because I know there is still a lot I need to learn. However, as long as I am alive, I am sure that I will have experiences, learn lessons, and also find better ways to let go, release, and value what is most important. For now, I will keep this advice that I never gave, for when it is needed.