Many people seem in search of the Happily Ever After ending. They want the summary of their lives to be a concise, literary build-up with the character development, presenting problem, climax, and resolution. This type of person may use the adage, “When will this be over?!” in reference to an issue or unpleasant situation.
Others prefer a roller coaster scenario – slow, antagonizing climbs toward the heavens and severe downward rushes complete with upside down twists. They anticipate the fall and anxiously enjoy its lingering presence with every upward crawl.
And to complete our life metaphor trio, we have the Forrest Gumpians. The idea that life offers a variety of chocolates whose flavor are unknown until that first bite can indicate several types of individuals: 1) a person who lives in the present 2) someone who makes impulsive choices (It doesn’t matter which you choose, you’ll still eat chocolate in the end) 3) a person who views life with an optimistic view, and a sweet tooth.
I prefer to see it as a work in progress with me as the co-author. There are certain things that I can control and I always have the choice of which characters will actually make a recurring appearance. The one problem I have never been good at confronting is balance. Then again, I tend to treat people in opposing extremes – one individual might get limitless chances to act or behave toward me differently, while another can make a decision or two that will result in a clean cut or veer me on an alternative path from where I hoped our relationship would go. I think this novel would be written in the third-person and focus on others’ interactions with me more than any internal dialogue. I’ll save that for this site. The novel would read, “She sat down and blogged” every now and then.
