So very much can happen, Laurel, in a lifetime, or even on a single day of any lifetime. Yet I can assure you that whatever has or will happen in yours, no matter what chasms you cross, heights you scale, or how many people you love and are loved by, when all is said and done and you take that final look over your shoulder, what will humble you the very most, will be that you got to be Laurel Stone.
Of all people,
The Universe
Just think, I got to be me, Laurel, and you! And I so loved the part when I, as you, got to have more money than I need and begin saving....