the life cycle of a butterfly. egg. the birth. larva. the hatching, growth, and expansion. pupa. the change and transformation. adult. the emergence. Like a butterfly, every person goes through their own personal life cycle, following the same steps but with different strategies. The way you choose to go about this change is what determines your path in and outlook on life. This is what makes us so different. Not the process itself, but the way that you go about reaching the end stage. How will you do it? this story is for mature audiences only. it includes profanity, sex, mental health issues, and some experiences that might make readers otherwise uncomfortable.