Have you ever noticed a stranger who did something significant that led you to wonder what their story is? Everyone has a story that has brought them to the present moment. Every experience, every significant conversation and every special moment occupies its own page in a person’s book. Eventually, the story develops a pattern, and the pages that have already been written lend structure to the pages that are about to be filled. To put it simply, every person has their own experiences and memories. These experiences and memories of the past serve to shape the choices that people make during the present.
As young people, the process of writing our stories can be overwhelming and difficult. Sometimes, it can even feel like we are no longer the author of our own stories. In this strange storm of new discoveries and personal growth, it can become easy to forget that we are not isolated creatures. The emotions and struggles that we feel are just as shared as they are real. In fact, it is very possible that someone you have walked past today has had the same thought about the same worry that is plaguing your current life. It is possible that someone you already know has read the same book as you have, or watched the same movie as you have, and neither of you have ever brought it up in a conversation. We are connected to each other. Our stories intertwine with those of the people we love, and even with those of people we have never even met.
