here and now in a parallel universe

in another part of the world:

someone says a prayer for a dying loved one..

a father walks his daughter to the aisle..

a wife forgives her husband for having an affair..

a would-be-mother sings a lullaby to her unborn child.

a customer complains about a bad service..

a first time smoker puffs his first cigarette..

a starving family sleeps in an old abandoned building..

a child dies of poison from a firecracker..

someone consoles a bereaved relative..

a newlywed couple tries to make a family..

an escort is leaving his very satisfied customer..

an unwed mother ponders about taking her child's life..

a 53-year old widow is about to tell her kids of her wedding plan to her 26-year old boyfriend..

a girl kisses her boyfriend one last time..

a closeted gay tells his family of his preference..

longtime lovers contemplate marriage..

a child utters his first few words..

a dying man asks for forgiveness..

someone whispers... "I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you" ..

a priest discovers he is about to become a dad..

a teenager had her first sip of alcohol..

a spinster still grieves over a lost love..

a grandfather holds his grandchild's hand while taking her first few steps..

a mother cries tears of joy during her son's recital..

a child learns to ride his bike..

a family misses a loved one who passed away..

a godfather of 49, dreads christmas gift giving..

a family of an ex-convict reunites, after their father's long absence..

an adolescent had her first menstruation..

a has been singer performs in the comfort of his own bathroom..

a 6-year old tells his classmates he wants to be an astronaut..

countless possibilities. decisions made in a split second. and no assurance of how it would turn out after..