Autobiography in Five Short Chapters
by Portia Nelson
Chapter One
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
I fall in, I am lost...I am helpless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.
Chapter Two
I walk down the same street
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk, I pretend I don't see it.
I fall in again. I can't believe I am in this same place.
But it isn't my fault.
It takes a long time to get out.
Chapter Three
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I SEE it is there. I still fall... it's habit, but my eyes are open I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.
Chapter Four
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.
Chapter Five
I walk down another Street.
Thank you to Kim Papple for forewarding this to us.