Transitions, my teacher blankly stated, are words that continue the flow of thought. I sat there in my English 101 classroom of 26 students and thought to myself, how would I write myself a transition? Should I think of one word that describes how I would like to continue? I thought of one word, however I didn't know what to do with it. How should I let the world know that I am ready to move on? Should I dwell on one specific word and try to fit my paragraph around that one word? Should I try and fit that one word around an entire system of paragraphs? I wasn't sure at all. I'm not even sure that the classroom full of 26 students, plus the teacher, even knew how. What I realize is that we all dwell more on how we are going to present the sense of onward motion, rather than actually capturing that important time period called a transition. In my mind I want to just spill my guts to the world that I am moving on, but that is not really how it has to be. Transitions should not dwell on what you are trying to say, but really they should capture the essence of what you are trying to say and push things forward with a great power. Transitions are very powerful tools. So as I sat in my English 101 class of 26 students plus one teacher, I just remembered that what she said to me had nothing to do with the truth. The simplistic truth is, transitions are the most beautiful part of an expression and that is it.
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