It indicated my future interests and desires, needs, possibly problems, very well, even though I was just a boy then.

• In other words, I have continually been impressed since then, especially in my mature years, with...
• ...with how closely the counsel matched what I needed to do,
• ...and, as with other topics, with how things go so much better when I do what it says,
• ...and with how closely the content matches my core interests and aptitudes (and perhaps weaknesses) in life, that seem very specific to me.