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There comes a time in every person's life when they experience an epiphany. It doesn't necessarily happen at the lowest point in their lives; neither does it happen at the highest. In my case, it happened on a day after I had been making some very bad decisions and was waiting for the consequences to kick me in the stomach. There wasn't anything I could do to fix the situation; there were no words I could say to reason out of my pickle. I waited dumbly unlike any instictive, smart animal or person would. Slowly but surely, I heard a creaking in my brain as the wheels began to move for the first time ever. All this while I believed I was smarter than everyone I knew, smarter than the average person. I scoffed at my friends for the life-decisions they made, I disapproved and ridiculed everyone's opinion under my breath. I insisted on being right the first time, there was no lesson for me to learn, no new knowledge to be gained, I always knew what was best, I had control over my life because I was intelligent, interesting, and good-looking. Even my shortcomings were a distinguishing addage to my already remarkable character. I was rare, one-of-a-kind, classy, and marvelous. With the onset of the creaking, I felt the thuds of dreams dashing within me. Fairy tale dreams of doing the world a favor by existing. I began to realize the person I really was. Not through my own will...no, through the tears I milked out of a handful of the most important people in my life. There was a reason why I pleased no one but my own smug self with the actions I took to satisfy my immediate needs. How did I even make it this far in life being as selfish as I was? The mountain of pride I had sat upon distanced me from reality, and in the process of building it I hurt and distanced myself from the very people who loved and cherished me. Like a puffed up balloon deflating, I came to terms with these realizations...I carefully turned over each leaf as I pondered on my shortcomings to shamefully face the absolute truth of who I was - the biggest fool to walk the earth. I break, I crumble, I want to become powder. I want to become humble. I want to put myself at the bottom because you don't fall at the bottom! You gratefully learn and accept and happily move along. My epiphany came at the most inopportune time because I learned too late. But the fact is, I learned. I grasp the vial of truth in my hands - I am better than no one, I can learn something from everyone. A potion for a fulfilling life is now in my possession and what a journey it was to find it!