Dear Dhanush-rj,

Do you know what sort of person you want to be? I don’t mean what job, I mean an adventurer, a quiet stay at home guy, a facilitator, a tech, what? If not then don’t worry. You won’t grow up for years yet, especially if you have had a lot of education. So just try everything. Try not to care what anyone thinks – especially your parents – their job is now over. And if you feel scared, then think of the scariest possible thing and just go do it. Because only then will your head clear and your path start to show itself.

I speak as the mother of three sons in their twenties. Don’t listen to your parents. They know nothing of the world you will grow up in, so their advice will be wrong.

Painterly