What most teenagers dream of is to go to college, travel the world, and have many friends. 12-year-old Taylor Smith, of Johnson City, Tennessee, was no different. This girl spent her days around her family and friends and loved watching a lot of Doctor Who.
Smith outlined these plans in a letter she wrote to her future self in April 2013. The letter was placed inside a box in her room with the instruction “To be opened by Taylor Smith on April 12, 2023 only (unless said otherwise).”
Unfortunately, she didn’t live long enough to see whether those dreams would be accomplished. Just months after she wrote that letter, Taylor died of complications from a sudden onset of pneumonia.
Her parents, Tim and Mary Ellen Smith, were heartbroken. They couldn’t believe their girl was forever gone.
One day, as they were sorting through her possessions, they found the letter. As it touched them deeply, they decided to share it online and give others some solace.
As she shared her daughter’s letter, Marry Ellen wrote: “I can’t physically resurrect her, I can’t bring her back, but
I’m so grateful people have been inspired by her story.”
Below is Taylor’s letter and the words she wrote to herself.
Dear Taylor,
How’s life? Life is pretty simple right now (10 years in your past). I know I’m late for you, but as I’m writing, this is early, so; congratulations on graduating high school! If you didn’t, go back and keep trying. Get that degree! Are you (we) in college? If not, I understand. We do have pretty good reasoning, after all.
Don’t forget, it’s Allana’s 11th birthday today! Sheesh, 11 already? In my time, she just turned 1! I didn’t get to go to that party though, because I was in Cranks, Kentucky for my first mission trip. I’ve only been back for 6 days!
Speaking of, how’s your relationship with GOD? Have you prayed, worshipped, read the bible, or gone to serve the lord recently? If not, get up and do so NOW! I don’t care what point in our life we’re in right now, do it! He was mocked, beaten, tortured, and crucified for you! A sinless man, who never did you or any other person any wrong!
Now, have you gone on any more mission trips? Have you been out of the country yet? How about on a plane?
Is Doctor Who still on the air? If not, what regeneration did they end it with? You should go watch some Doctor Who! Later though, you gotta finish reading your own words of wisdom!
Do you have your own place yet? If we’re in college, what are we majoring in? Right now, I wanna be a lawyer.
Have you been to Dollywood recently? Right now, their newest attraction is the Wild Eagle. It’s so fun!
Also I think I’m going to sell my iPad and buy an iPad mini, Don’t forget to tell your kids that we’re older than the tablet! Attached I also have a drawing of an iPad, so you can show them.
Well, I think that’s all. But remember, it’s been 10 years since I wrote this. Stuff has happened, good and bad. That’s just how life works, and you have to go with it.
Sincerely, Taylor Smith
Beautiful words from an angel who was taken away from her family too soon!
If you were touched by Taylor’s words as much as we were, please share this story in her memory.
Dad says he has no regrets after spending nearly £600 on family holiday that lasted just half a day
This is one way to make the utmost of your day off
A pater has revealed that he has no regrets after dropping nearly£ 600 pounds on a 12- hour vacation with his family.
Chancing fun for all the family can frequently be complicated- and precious- which is why one pater
decided to make sure his woman and children had a day to flash back and head out on a enough audacious day trip.
Like all great stories, 48- time-old Johnathan Wright’s day trip started by flourishing the family at 2 am so that he could head down to Luton Airport with woman , Anna, 45, and three children, Edward, 18, Oliver, 17 and Alexander, 14.
Their intended position? Prague, also known as the’ City of a Hundred Belts’.
The Wrights landed in the Czech capital at 9 am and wasted no time in setting off exploring, making stops at the megacity’s notorious Charles Bridge, Old Town Square( which features the iconic astronomical timepiece) and Prague Castle.
” All the structures look like they’re from Disney, they were so beautiful,” Johnathan said of the megacity, adding that the family had to’ jam- pack their diary to take in all the sights.
Sightseeing was not the only thing the family enjoyed throughout the day either, with the Wrights having a quick power nap in the demesne as well as enjoying original beers like Staropramen and the notorious chimney stack galettes.
For Johnathan the highlight of the day was the riverboat voyage, which handed a welcome break from sightseeing.
” It took us down from the heat of the day and gave us an occasion to duly look at the megacity,” he said.
In total, the family spent£ 584 on their trip, roughly£ 116 for each person, with air trip for the family of five making up the largest expenditure at£ 250. The remaining£ 334 was spent on refections, snacks, transport and the boat trip.
And the adventure clearly beats a day out at your closest theme demesne, cinema or shopping centre.
The family left Prague just before 10 pm and arrived back in the UK at 1115 pm( factoring in the one hour time difference) before eventually making it back home for 140 am.
Although his family did not feel too keen on embarking on another extreme day trip anytime soon, Jonathan said he would be further than happy to do one again.
” I tête-à-tête would do it again but I am not sure my family would,” he said.
” I suppose it’s great way of seeing new metropolises and also you do not have to spend as important as you would do on a proper vacation.”
So now you know what to do the coming time you have a day off with nothing to do.
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