IN: Tonight I had yet another reality check on how fragile and precious life is . I was getting off my subway stop at Astoria Blvd . and as I am walking on the bridge over the intersection I suddenly hear what sounded like a very loud crack . I shift my attention below me to one car skidding across the intersection and then catch the other car finishing its second flip in the air .
What may be a fact about this person ?

OUT: They had a reality check about their life .

IN: Live a balanced life . Learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some . Take a nap every afternoon . When you go out into the world watch out for traffic , hold hands , and stick together .
What may be the reason why I wrote this ?

OUT: To give people advice .

IN: " She looked out the window , as if remembering something she was fond of . She had that misty look in her eyes . " Except Adam , he went to war , and he came back - different .
Why is Adam being so terse and tense with the female ?

OUT:
Adam experienced the horrors of war and is struggling .