Every moment we’ve experienced, someone else has had another moment with or without us. We’ve gone through many hard times and had some of the most beautiful moments of our lives by now. What we once knew of someone was just a slice of who they would become, their goals and aspirations have been altered or even totally reconsidered and a new slice of that person built on top that we no longer know. The longer our communication slumbers, the more divergent our paths become and the closer that person is to becoming a stranger – all familiarity slowly eroded by the sands of time. Imagine if you could pick one person to have not parted from, where you could continue that friendship or ignite that relationship – how wildly different your life would be? I’d possibly never experience Tassie, I’m only really here because I struggled with the isolation from covid and the mounting expectations of being an adult – I ran away. But am I mad? I’d never get to experience Tassie! I might not pick up running, or build a van, or meet the awesome people I know and love down here. But by the same token, I could have had a different path that took me out of Melbourne in some other direction had I still remained connected with any of the many people I no longer see. And that’s only in the first quarter of life, a mere 25%. Where will we go next? How high will we fly? How far will we fall?