I would’ve savored the rare quiet mornings, when the city is still waking up and the streets belong to me. I would’ve taken deeper breaths walking home at night, letting the skyline remind me that I’m exactly where I once dreamed of being. I would’ve spent less time chasing and more time just being—knowing that here, even standing still feels like moving forward.\n\nI would’ve understood earlier that in New York, nothing is promised, but everything is possible. That time moves fast, and the people who share your life today might be gone tomorrow—not out of loss, but because this city is always shifting, always pulling people in new directions.\n\nIf I had known all this from the start, maybe I would’ve slowed down just a little. But then again, this is New York—and you only learn by living.