youare163daysoldoeofthisnote.yourfatherandiarepnningtogivethistoyouwhenyouareseven，soyoureadonyourownwithfewerproblems.butyousee，i’vealreadyboughtthisbookandstartedimaginingtheday，justlikehowwelookforwardstowhilealsonervousabouteverystageofyourlife.ifyou’rereadingthisonyourseventhbirthday，ormaybeafewyearsterdependingonhowquickyoulearn，youshouldknowthatyourmomiswritingthis，bearinginmindwhatiwouldliketheseven-year-oldmyselftohearandholdfortheyearstoe.anditrustyoutobeaclevererboythanieverwas.
childhoodhasbeendistantforme，mybabyboy.itissomethingthatyouareluckytobeinrightnow.what’smorewonderfulisthatyoustillhavealongwaytogo.iknowyouwillsoonstartfeelingtheurgetogrowup，asididwheniwasatye.butifthereisohingthatiwouldtellthelittlegirlioncewas，itwouldbetocherisheverythingyouhaveasachild，alongsideallyinations.yourmom，nomatterhowbilooknowadays，usedtoyonthegrass，stareattheclouds，andthinkabouttheversationsheldbetweenthosewhitedogsandhorsesallthetime.ifyouwanttosharenewsaboutyourtoys，ormaybethefriendsthatnooneelsesee，iwantyoutoknowthati’malwaysheretolisten.
thestoriesthatyouhavereadsofar，theydon’tjusteintheshapesofcolourfulimages.ofcourse，therearedangdolls，singingflowersandchattyducks，fairiesinthewoodsandscaryevilsthatwillprobablygiveyousomenightmaresdoetouswhenyou’tsleep，ok?butonlywhenyoureally’t.asyouwouldhaveknownbynow，therearealsohorriblethingsthathappeninstories.therearebadguysandevenpeopledyingsometimes，justlikehowlifewillunravelinfrontofyou.
howdoidescribelife，mybelovedboy?idonotforonesedassumethataboysehestrangenessoftheworldlessthanadultsdo.infact，ithinkthatwegrown-upssometimesseelessoftheworldbecausewehaveaccepteditjustalittlebittoomuch，henceceasingtoseehinalitbe.whehis，yourdadisohebravestpersoni’veevermet.hechallengesmany，butalsoallowshisbelievestobeged，andfightforrovedmhtintheend.itisavirtuethatyouwilllearntovalueasyougetolder.forthis，iforeverlovehimasmyhusband，asyourfather，andasmybestfriend.
yrandmotheroesomethingonthebackofabookformeaswell.shesaidthatamothershouldhaveexpectationsforthechildren，otherwiseshewillnotbeagoodparent.shecouldbestrietimes.iwishthatyouhadaeether，butasitis，imissherstriessverymuch.youaretoolittleandteousformetoputdownanyexpectationnow.ifeelthatitisasintohopethatishouldmouldyouintosomethingparticur，especiallywhenilookatyourcuriouseyes.soithink，i’drathersharewithyouafewthingstoexpedlookforiure，nowthatyouaresevenandhavealreadysteppedintothefirstworldofyours—aschool.andasisaid，youdefinitelyhavethelookofanexplorer.
asyougrowup，myson，thingsgetalittle…fusing.iwishthesewon’thappentoyouoften，butsometimesyouwilllosethingsthatmakeyoufeelsafe，andpeoplewillleaveyouortreatyoubadlyfornoapparentreasonsatall.iwantyoutoremember，harry，thatthisisnotyourfault.momspentmostofmyteenyearsinaschoolthatyouwillprobablyjoininoneday，andi’veseen，eveninasupposedlyhomelyenviro，eventsthatwereunpleasantandhappenedfoodcause.bothyourdadandihavebeenresponsibleforsomehurts…butthatisthething，myson.sometimesitisotherpeople’sdoing，sometimesyouhaveapartinitaswellitrustyoutoknowwhattodowhenthatisthecase，andsometimesit’snobody’sbmeatall.it’sjustpeopledohingsthesameway.however，thatisalsothewonderfulsideofhumans，becausewearesometimesalittle…silly.ifyou’rehoenough，thatsillinesswillpushyoutolistentoothers，andindoingso，youwillfindfrisandbondsthataremoretruthfulthananythingelse.
youwillfindfriends，andgoodones.ihavenodoubtofthis，asyourfatherandiarebothblessedwithit.trustme，sometimesiamalittlejealousofyodfather，buthowmuchjoyandthesupporthebroughthim！thingsthatiotanddonotiobetheooprovide.because，harry，friendsgiveyousomethingthatisalltoospecial.differentfromus，theywilpanyyouasyouworktofindoutwhoyouare，andstaywithyoufortheansweryougivetothat.theymayuandyoumuchbetterthanwedo，andforthatreason，holdontoyoodfriends，andtheywillgiveyoupoweriimeofneed.andthoughiknowthatyouwillbeastrongboy，dohinkthatyouwillhavetodoeverythingaloiousaboutwhoyettingclosewith.onceyouknowyousparethemsometrust，leanonthemjustlikeyouwouldleanonus.
youwillfindsorrowsandangers，alongsidehappinessandfulfilments.theyeside-by-side，sodon’tbescaredofany.sometimestheymaydriveyoutounwantedpces，buttherearealwayssometruthsinthehegaxieswouldnotform，ifoardoesnotcollideintoanother;flowerswouldn’tblossomifabranchdoesnotbreakthevain.staytruthfultoyourself，andlearnfromeverytearyoudropwhatitisthatyoutrulywant，andwhatitisthatyoufindright.thestoriesthatyouhaveread，samewithallthethingsyouwillhear，theyhavelessonstoteachus.rememberthemincaseofneed，buttoseewhiesyouwanttosignyourlifewith，youneedonlytolookintoyourheart.