oh wow! I’m so happy to read all of the responses so far!!
I’m just now waking up, spent most of yesterday sleeping…
@Harp makes a great point, this is a very linear perspective.
and I’m not sure I agree with it myself wholly. Although I enjoyed this movie immensely and those that know me know I oft refer to the expression, hope floats. For me, it’s a reminder that no matter how hard life gets, hope is there, if you just reach up and grab onto it.
As far as the philosophy… for me, a lot of beginnings are scary, although not all. Sometimes they are very exciting indeed!! Many endings have been quite sad, although some are a relief!! And as far as the middle… I agree with @nikipedia that sometimes this part is evident to us only after, when we look back. There’s something to be said about nostalgia!!
As I approach 40 (happy belated b-day @mzgator !!) I find myself thinking along the lines of @qashqai because all of my life I’ve had this feeling I’ll probably not live much past mid 40s. And I’m OK with that… I just wish sometimes that I could have the wisdom hindsight offers us… while still in the present.
As @casheroo pointed out, having a family rushes forth a whole new set of responsibilities, and I think too—- at least for me, it swirled together all of my beginnings, middles, and ends.
I think looking at my life now, it is an ongoing series of ongoing beginnings, middles and ends. I think I am in the middle part of child rearing, really getting to know myself, and sharing life with my younger dog, Gertrude. I hope I am still in the middle part of having good health. Because as @cak reminds us, it can be very fleeting!
@cak ~ sorry to hear about your injury! hope you have a mild spring where you live and can enjoy sitting outside and enjoy nature coming back to life all around you :0)