55-er: The Story of Life

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Birth.
Stumbling, Learning, Rapid Growth.
School, Friends.
Ambition, Effort, Achievement.

Decision.
College, Competition.
Friends for Life, Enemies.
Infatuation. Lust. Mistaken for Love.

Employment.
Stumbling, Learning, Growth.
Survival, Slackening of principles.

Marriage, True Love, Parenthood.
A life together.
Stumbling, Learning, Improvement.

Position.
Less Stumbling, Less Learning.

Status.
Ego, Stagnation, Decline.

Dusk.
Reflection, Regret, Helplessness.

Death-bed.
Realization.
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Like most of my 55ers, this one too, does not conform to the definition of 55 fiction. It is just an out-of-the-blue idea I had – to try to fit the entire story of life into 55 words.

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