Great Expectations

I believe that the quote refers to the fact that one choice can change your life significantly, the U.S.A. would never have joined world war two if not for pearl harbor, modern ships would not have good safety measures if not for the Titanic, and with out the Apollo 1 , Apollo 13 may never have made it back. a life changing day for Pip happens when he meets the convict , on this day he learns an odd lesson that makes him question his views of right and wrong. when the convict is caught Pip is also afraid because he helped the convict( bring him a file to cut his chains and food) he is afraid that the convict will incriminate him also. however the criminal doesn't , instead he takes the blame upon himself ,leaving pip in a conundrum.if convicts are bad people why did he show mercy to me?
one such event in my own life was when I first started middle school, I had decided to go to a school that was on the other side of town instead of my local one and so nobody in my classes where familiar . for the first few months I was very antisocial not talking to any one that I didn't have to and eating my lunch quickly so as to spend the rest of my lunch period in the library. however one day my mother talked to me about how I could give people a bit more of a chance to get to know me , I responded negatively finally my mom said " Mara, you can make your self happy or unhappy and its your own darn choice" later that night I thought about it,I guess it was my own choice whether I had friends or not and so the next day I started trying to be more open to people a few weeks latter I made friends with some of the girls in my orchestra class. I no longer was bolting down my lunch to get to the library instead I sat with my new friends and their comrades who proved to be strong , long lasting friends who I even now still keep in contact with.