The secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings than endings (Dave Weinbaum)

 

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Right from birth, life is a series of both things. Along the way are milestones and a succession of various starts and finishes.

Iona College, where I teach, goes from Year 7 to 13. Many girls start at Year 7 and go on to leave, seven years later, at Year 13. My senior students are all heading for an exit and a new start somewhere doing something. That's exciting, and scary, for them.

Watching the NZ football team exit the World Cup after the group stage's three games was difficult, but so many nations (like Italy) failed to even get to this 2026 version.

I'm sure they'll immediately start thinking about 2030 and begin a new campaign. 

Only two teams will be playing in the final match of the FIFA World Cup. All of the others will have their own dramatic endings along the way. Food for thought.