Shine like a Diamond

All that could have been and all that actually followed before was but one long trail of obstacles designed to bring me to this point, to whatever point one reaches. This trail belongs to me; it is uniquely mine and forever impressed upon my soul. From it emerges a character that chases its tail like a foolish but playful dog until one day it breaks free and what then emerges is the real person, honed and polished in a seemingly endless array of lives and experiences, now ready to sparkle like a well-cut diamond whose light falls all around it. Now it is my turn to shine and shine I will do!