Little Ali Can,

I’m you at age 17. So far I’ve seen everything you’ve seen and even more. This letter will make your life easier.
First of all, do everything you want to. Never hesitate. Don’t regret anything you’ve done. That’s how you get experience.
You’ll have some nice friends. Don’t leave them just because you moved. There was this young skinned kid in that neighborhood. He’s going to drop a stone to your hand and it’s going to cut deep. If you are not careful about that you’ll ruin the surprise holiday from your parents. It’s a 7 day trip to a hotel designed for kids and you won’t be able to play at all with your hand in bandages.
Burcu will betray you, don’t get illusioned by her. Treat her bad.
Your teacher won’t let you go to toilet in first grade. Do it at the brakes or you’ll do it to your pants.
Do not write the name of the girl into your electronic watch. And even if you do, keep it away from Buğra and Affan. They will make fun of you. Don’t mind them. When you grow up you’ll see that love is not something to be made fun of.
Having a bath only on Sundays won’t take you very long.
Drink some milk, I’m too short.
There should be a guy named Emre there. Don’t mess up with him. He’s a big guy and he will beat you up. Instead be his friend and make him beat Buğra and Affan.
3-4-15-23-27-38. These are the winning numbers for the lottery on November 3rd 1996. Have someone play it for you. In that case you can ignore this letter and live your life.
Galatasaray will be the champion for 4 consecutive years and will won the UEFA cup. Make funs of your friends who support Fenerbahçe.
Santa is not real. You might see one in your school but he’s actually your bus driver. Also the tooth fairy is your father. Instead of putting your teeth under your pillow you can just give it to your father and ask for money.
This is all I can tell right now. However there are some stuff you’ll never know.
You’ll never know what women want. Don’t try to know, they get angry. You can make a movie about this before Mel Gibson and earn some money.
You’ll never know how relationships are supposed to be. Let the others decide it for you.
Life is hard. You will get involved in many events that will make you sad. You’ll lose people you love and see other people you love cry about it. Crying is not something you should feel ashamed of. You can always say some bug got into your eye however don’t forget that a bug won’t make you cry for hours.
When you feel sad, thank god it’s not any worse. There are people who are always there for you. Be with them when they need you. And please don’t forget those lottery numbers. I hope your letter to your childhood will be shorter.

Farewell