1. Life isn't always beautiful.

That was a lesson that Dan was

learning. He also realized that life wasn't easy. This had
come as a shock since he had lived a charmed life. He
hated that this was the truth and he struggled to be happy
knowing that his assumptions weren't correct. He wouldn't
realize until much later in life that the difficult obstacles he
was facing that were taking away the beauty in his life at
this moment would ultimately make his life much more
beautiful. All he knew was that at this moment was that life
isn't always beautiful.

2. She considered the birds to be her friends. She'd put out

food for them each morning and then she'd watch as they
came to the feeders to gorge themselves for the day. She
wondered what they would do if something ever happened
to her. Would they miss the meals she provided if she failed
to put out the food one morning?

3. The time had come for Nancy to say goodbye. She had
been dreading this moment for a good six months, and it
had finally arrived despite her best efforts to forestall it. No
matter how hard she tried, she couldn't keep the inevitable
from happening. So the time had come for a normal person
to say goodbye and move on. It was at this moment that
Nancy decided not to be a normal person. After all the time
and effort she had expended, she couldn't bring herself to
do it.

4. The boxed moved. That was a problem. Peter had packed

the box three hours before and there was nothing inside
that should make it move. The question now was whether
or not Peter was going to open it up and look inside to see
why it had moved. The answer to that question was
 obvious. Peter dropped the package into the mailbox so he
would never have to see it again.

5. He swung back the fishing pole and cast the line which ell
25 feet away into the river. The lure landed in the perfect
spot and he was sure he would soon get a bite. He never
expected that the bite would come from behind in the form
of a bear.