Imagine a Rubik's Cube. There's a solved version of the object, and there is an unsolved version. The unsolved version can look a lot like a mess. Colors are randomly mixed together, and there are no sides that have the exact same pattern. The solved version, however, at a first glance can look quite neat. Every color is lined up in rows in an orderly fashion, covering each face of the cube. It looks simple.
If you start to look at the cube longer and longer you may begin to realize all of the flaws. Maybe some of the stickers are starting to peel, or some have fallen off the surface completely. The border around each individual square is black, and as the colors chip away it might begin to look more challenging to solve. It probably is a lot more challenging to solve something that isn't at its fullest potential.
Now, imagine this Rubik's Cube as a person...any person. If you think about the people surrounding you in your everyday life, you will encounter those who appear to be unsolved and others who seem solved, at least from the outside. Even the people who appear to have life all figured out and lined up perfectly have flaws.
Anyone can pick themselves apart. It's scary because even a perfectly solved puzzle can be shifted. Different opportunities and people could come along at any time. Therefore, things may pivot slightly or jumble into a completely new form. Life is very similar to a Rubik's Cube, and if you look closely you'll realize there is never one side to someone's journey.
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