A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment from which to look back or from which to look ahead.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Stories are arbitrary slices taken from continuous life.
- In plain terms
- There is no real start or end to life; we just pick where to begin a story.
- What can you take from it?
- Narrative structure is a choice imposed on continuous reality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where does your life story begin and end?
- Does this change how you view history?
Another view
Some events genuinely mark definitive beginnings or endings.
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