An Autobiography in Five Short Chapters is 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 hopeless. . . . 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’m in the same place. . . . But it isn’t my fault. . . . It still takes a long time to get out.
CHAPTER THREE
I walk down the same street.
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There is a deep hole in the sidewalk I see it is there.
I still fall in . . . it’s a habit 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.