In the journey to adulthood, you can use an old guidebook that belonged to your parents, hitting up the same monuments they did when they took the trip. It’s probably the only map you have lying around, and it seemed to get them there, even though their lives aren’t necessarily what you’d create for yourself. Their worn-out map probably points to a specific route, to achievements by certain ages, to designated stops along the way. This map shows a paved road, the safe way. But what if nobody gave you a map? Or what if the typical route doesn’t do it for you? You might choose something else: to
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