Journal #1: If you could tell your life story to one person, to whom would it be? Where would you begin?

If I were to tell my life story to someone, I would probably tell it to a good friend or someone in my family because I trust them the most.  Also, I believe that a person who I know better would pay more attention to the story.  If the person was a complete stranger to me, he/she would not want to listen, or at least I would not if I were them.

I would start off my story at the end in order to engage the listener.  This way, the person would be more curious to how the ending came about, rather than being bored by a long story without any inclination of where it is leading to.  Telling a story is very much like writing a book, you must catch the reader's attention in the beginning rather than in the middle if you want them to pay attention and be engaged.  A good way to catch someones attention is either to start telling the story at the end, or come up with something interesting in the beginning.  Personally, I think it would be better to start at the end because I believe it is more effective.