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Virat Kohli Pens Emotional Message For His 15-YO Self On His 31st Birthday

byLoveleen Kaur
5th November 2019
3 minute read

The Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli turned 31 today. The Indian batsman has been receiving loads of well-wishes from his fans across the world. And amidst the love that he has been receiving since morning, he decided to give his younger self lessons for a lifetime.

Kohli took to social media and shared a handwritten note that he has penned down for his 15-year-old self, ‘Chiku.’ “My journey and life’s lessons explained to a 15-year old me. Well, I tried my best writing this down. Do give it a read. #NoteToSelf,” Kohli captioned.

In the heartfelt letter, Kohli starts with wishing his younger self ‘Chiku’, a very happy birthday. He went on and wrote how ‘it’s more about the journey than the destination.’

He further added that ‘only our family loves us unconditionally.’

He ends the letter by saying ‘follow your heart.’ “Finally, just follow your heart, chase your dreams, be kind and show the world how dreaming big makes all the difference.”

Here’s his entire letter:

“Hi Chiku, First of all, a very birthday! I am sure you have a lot of questions for me about your future. I am sorry but I am not going to answer too many of them. Because not knowing what is in store makes every surprise sweet, every challenge thrilling and every disappointment an opportunity to learn. You don’t realise it today but it’s more about the journey than the destination. And the journey is SUPER! What I will tell you is that life has big things in store for you Virat. But you need to be ready for each and every opportunity that comes your way. Grab it when it comes. And never take what you have for granted. You will fail. Everyone does. Just promise yourself that you’ll never forget to rise. And if at first, you don’t, try again. You will be loved by many and will be disliked too. By some who don’t even know you. Don’t care about them keep believing yourself. I know you’re thinking those shoes dad did not gift you today. They mean nothing when compared to the hug he gave you this morning or the joke he cracked about your height. Cherish this. I know he can seem strict at times. But that’s because he wants the best for you. You feel that our parents don’t understand us sometimes, but remember this- only our family loves us conditionally. Love them back, respect them and spent all the time that you can, with them. Tell Dad you love him. A lot. Tell him today. Tell him tomorrow. Tell him more often. Finally, just follow your heart, chase your dreams, be kind and show the world how dreaming big makes all the difference. Be you. And……. savour those parathas buddy! They’ll become quite a luxury in years to come. Make everyday super, VIRAT.”

His fans were touched by the letter and wished him best for the years to come:

https://twitter.com/ViratParivesh18/status/1191604402966036480

https://twitter.com/Dil_Aaj_Kal/status/1191562561755344896

The cricketing star who made it to the ‘Instagram Rich List 2019’ has been away from the field while India is playing against Bangladesh in the ongoing three-match T20I series, led by opener Rohit Sharma. However, we would soon see him killing it on the field in the next match of the T20I series.

Wishing you a very happy birthday, Virat.

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