Phil Kaye says every great story has a beginning, a middle, and an end, though not necessarily in that order, and that we’re all great stories.
When I was much younger, my teacher introduced me to the magic of writing. She told me I’d get to understand myself and the world by assembling letters. Cursed with curiosity, I began assembling. I watched and paid attention as letters flowed into words, words into sentences, and sentences into stories. Every story I wrote had a beginning, a middle, and an end.
The beginnings are like the first few steps of a journey. We take our first steps into the world, not knowing where we’re going or what we’ll find. We’re innocent and naïve, but know we’ve got the potential to be great.
The middles are like the middle of a journey. We’ve left our innocence behind and are now exploring the universe. We’re learning who we are and understanding what we want out of life. We make mistakes and have to overcome obstacles. However, we keep going because we feel there’s something more waiting in the shadows for us.
The endings are like the end of a journey. We’ve reached our destination and can look back on everything we’ve done. We’re wiser now and have learned from our mistakes. We’re ready to face the world and print our mark on it.
Every great story has a beginning, a middle, and an end, though not necessarily in that order. We’re all great stories.
Kent Nerburn says that when we begin seeing through the eyes of an artist, we stop trying to find our home in the universe and begin making the universe our home. In his words, “… this is the secret to keeping the heart eternally young.”
Growing up a bit more, I was still writing, not just to understand myself and the world this time, but so the world could understand me too.
“We’re all great stories, though not always written as chapter-books.” Phil Kaye.
I learned to see people as great stories worth reading. I realised that as we grew, we were no longer just characters in our own stories, we became the authors as well. As Phil predicted, there was always a beginning, a middle, and an end, and they were not always in that order.
We’re all great stories, and we sometimes mistake our beginning for an end. We’re authors of our own stories, but we sometimes place a period where a comma should’ve been. Some of our stories start from the 20th chapter, some others start much earlier or later. Regardless, we’re all great stories with every word, every line, every sentence, every chapter, a new addition to the universe. A universe you can only understand by reading and seeing through the eyes of an artist.
We’re authors of our stories, and we often forget that we control the plot and can change the ending. We can choose our words carefully to paint the world we want to see.
“Every great story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Not necessarily in that order. We’re all great stories.” – Phil Kaye.
– Delight, On Stories, ‘22.
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