For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin -- real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.
"For a long time, I believed that real life was just ahead, waiting to start once I overcame certain obstacles. These challenges seemed to symbolize everything preventing me from truly living."
"Eventually, I realized that these obstacles weren't separate from life but actually made up my life itself. The delays and struggles were the essence of living, and I needed to embrace them as part of my journey."