Dear Aida,

As you grow, your life will fill with desires—some bright, some quiet, some confusing, some absolutely intoxicating. Wanting is part of being fully alive. It pulls you forward. It opens you. It reveals who you are becoming.

But there is a truth you must understand early:

Wanting something does not obligate you to choose it.

This may sound simple, but it isn’t.
Most people never learn the difference.