Big Question Introduction

Big Question Intro. -

"Where the Sidewalk Ends", by Sheldon Allan Silverstein

There is a place where the sidewalk ends
and before the street begins,
and there the grass grows soft and white,
and there the sun burns crimson bright,
and there the moon-bird rests from his flight
to cool in the peppermint wind.

Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
and the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
we shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow
and watch where the chalk-white arrows go
to the place where the sidewalk ends.

Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
and we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
for the children, they mark, and the children, they know,
the place where the sidewalk ends.

Big Question Abstract

From high school and beyond, all you hear of is relationships. From intimate relationships to that special relationship between you and the local butcher who knows your favorite meat, and everything in between, everyone person has made, broken, and re-made them. However the common theme between them is this simple question, how long do they last? For some it takes a first glance to establish a relationship, for others, maybe months. So what is it that takes so long? Psychologists believe that chemicals in the brain are released when a person sees another. These allow the person to interpret what they are wearing, what they are saying, etc., and determine whether or no said person wants to engage with the other. So, as with most things, it's internal. Then the question becomes, well why do some last only minutes, and others months or even years? Same theory, only somewhat tweaked. When a person has established a connection with another person, then it all depends on the flow of following events. If the brain reacts to events involving both persons, and the person enjoys it, then the bond continues, and the opposite goes for if you do not enjoy one another's company.