🕊️ You’re Not Late

 

🕊️ You’re Not Late

By Rizky Aditya Putra — June 25, 2025

I used to panic every time someone said,
"You should be here by now."
Married by 25. Career settled. House, car, stability, everything.
Meanwhile, I was still trying to figure out if I was even on the right path.

But here’s what no one told me:

Life is not a race.
There is no universal map. No right age for success. No deadline for healing.
Some people bloom early, some later.
Some take the highway, some walk barefoot on hidden trails. And that’s okay.

It took me time — years, in fact — to unlearn the idea that I was late.
Late for love.
Late for dreams.
Late for life.

But maybe I wasn’t late. Maybe I was just living my story at my own pace.
And maybe… you are too.

So if you’re reading this with a heavy heart, wondering if you’ve missed your moment —
you haven’t.

There are still chapters waiting to be written.
Doors still waiting to be opened.
People still waiting to meet you — the real, growing, evolving you.

Trust your timing.
You’re not late.
You’re becoming.