Select the sentence from the excerpt that best shows that the
narrator uses his past experiences to think about the future.
I don't think everything necessarily happens for a reason
-there's too much tragedy in the world for that. But there's
no doubt that some misfortunes turn into pivotal moments
that can alter the course of a person's life for the better.
Alma and I have been together for 30 years now, and I still
wonder what that other life the one in which my letter said
"congratulations"-might look like. I expect it would have
been pretty grand, full of its own triumphs and pitfalls. My
children are fresh to the adult world, and when I see their
tears as plans go sideways, I like to imagine that someday
they'll sit where I am with people to love, hobbies to
pursue, and maybe even a spare dollar in the bank.