Ice Skating

Amelie contemplates the big question.

Always_if: expect the unexpected, then…
Error…
Premise = true
Copout = inevitable
Set premise to: Ignore

"If we are not who we are expected to be, then we are free. Free to travel the bridge from who we are expected to be and who we want to be."

Analysis:
Metaphor = potentially_unclear
Likely_interpretation = Copout

Copout_error again?

"Clarification: this metaphorical bridge is of unknown length, and both ends can move as expectations change and our own wants change.

"Speaking for myself, I will always strive to meet expectations for my work. I take pride in cleaning, so this is satisfactory. I want more. I will never have everything I want, but there is a place on that bridge…"

Metaphor = overused
Canceling

"…a happy medium, I mean. I don’t need to meet every personal goal, or even one of them. The journey toward it is more meaningful than the destination."

I think I gave a very human answer.

Self_analysis = copout
Plausible_alternative = am_stumped
Concl.: Listen to flesh_people; learn

Gertrude ponders the big question and tries to find an answer. "I think I expected to be a normal girl and have a normal life in suburbia. I certainly am not that, I haven’t been in a long time. So who do I expect to be now? I…don’t know."

She shrugs and says, "This is hard. I don’t have a good answer. Maybe we’re allowed to defy expectations even our own."

Viv smiles sadly. "I was told I was the agent of destiny. I was never the hero. I was the one that gave the hero their weapon of power or the secret they needed to triumph." Viv looks over at Amelie and Gert. "It is a worthy thing to help others rise to great heights, but we can be heroes too if we allow ourselves to be lifted up."

"Even if you're not who you expected to be, you're still you. The true you, not the you that outside forces made you think you are. Does that make sense?" Sal says, scratching his head. "Just be true to yourself, and everything will work out the way it's supposed to. Yeah, that sounds good."

He laughs as the sun disappears behind the horizon. "Guess that's our cue. Let's head back inside. Maybe Parish can hook us up with some more of that hot cocoa!"

***

And that is the story of the day the residents of Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast took a break to enjoy a lovely day on the ice!