There is an underlying reality to our lives that is always present but can only be seen clearly through the eyes of time.  No one else can claim this reality because it is our responsibility to grasp it. It is the individual story of our lives. For no one has breathed the air meant for us.  No one has walked in our footsteps.  Although there will always be similarities in the experiences of our lives, there will never be complete symmetry.  Our lives are exclusively ours.  They are ours to learn from.  To own.  To live. I recently went home for a short but humble visit back to my hometown…