A micro-memoir of near misses
𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓.........𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐁𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐎 𝐀 𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑
𝐈𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡
OR
𝐓𝐡𝐞 "𝐈𝐟 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲" 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞: 𝐀 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨-𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬
Mooks life at present could be the blockbuster movie trailer for the life he didn't pick
"In a world..." where you made that one slightly better decision...
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲:
𝐈𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲.........
Mookin had bought that suspiciously cheap Bitcoin in 2010...
𝐈𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲.........
he hadn't sent that '𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐥' email...
𝐈𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲.........
he had kept dating that person whose only flaw was that she was too good for him...
𝐈𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲.........
he hadn't eaten that questionable street vendor taco the day before his big interview at the Wytvern Yard
It's the nagging, high-definition fantasy that we all may have had. Where you're currently a yacht-owning, artisanal sourdough baker living in a cozy European flat, all because you dared to speak up at that one Tuesday morning meeting,
Feeling that you were one of the 'Bretheren,' (Sisterhood if you prefer), when in reality you were alone amonst a sea of flotsam and jetsam. When asked to take 'one step forward!' if you wanted to volunteer, you stood your ground whilst all around you took one step backwards.
Work out the logistics of that one for yourself.
Instead, you're here in the Wytvern Yard. But at least your current reality has good pals and plenty of snacks.
"What could have been?" It's the universe's favorite little joke, proving that your greatest enemy is always the past-in which you who had a choice badly messed it up.
But hey! Look on the bright-side.......no pressure!
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