The relationship between people is not the plot of a novel or a movie. It has a beginning and does not necessarily have an end. There are people who have accompanied me at every age. The only difference is the length of time. As for whether we will meet again in the future, that is unknown. I started writing this book when I was sixteen and wanted to keep writing it until I was sixty (if I lived that long). When that time comes and I read it from the beginning, just thinking about it makes me feel that my life has not been in vain. If you will listen to my story, I will tell you forty-four years.