First moment you realize that you’re not the center of the world
First love
First paycheck
First heartbreak
First apartment/home
First time losing a loved one
First life-perspective-changing challenge
All the firsts
All the turmoils
All the emotions
All the before and afters
We love a good before and after story.
Before, there was a person. Something happened. The person grows a little, or grows a lot. After, there is that same person, but better from all the challenges. The End.
That is, it’s the end of the book, or the end of the movie. In real life, the story keeps going. Growth keeps happening. At least for the people who want to feel alive.
Do you ever transition past our coming of age era? For the really great stories, we are riveted and engaged, and we always hope there’s going to be one more chapter…
one more chapter…
one
more
chapter.
The End.
