Thursday, July 20, 2023

two people

two people graduate from the same college


one becomes CEO of a major thing


the other is constantly on the brink of homelessness


what were their paths?


birth


home parents family memories associations


childhood


friends education health diet injury pain trauma how much time did you ever get to spend feeling safe and happy having fun


teens


levels of freedom jobs dreams available options scholarships rejections not knowing any better


twenties


your resume what you do in your free time who you meet who you impress how you deal with stress the first adult version of yourself you manage to cobble together always learning and unlearning


thirties and beyond


loves heartbreaks debts wounds vendettas enlightenments forgiveness loss open doors mistakes failures giving up (on what?) who gave you another chance and why 


slow death by a thousand cruelties or the feeling of always another tomorrow


strange how they mix


if you played the movie of their lives side-by-side, what could you not help but see?

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