The After pattern is the obverse of Until. The person with an After script follows the motto: “ I can have fun today, but I will have to pay for it tomorrow.”

1. After Script

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3. After Script
The After pattern is the
obverse of Until. The
person with an After script
follows the motto: “ I can
have fun today, but I will
have to pay for it
tomorrow.”

4. After Script
Example
– This is a great party! But oh
dear, what a headache I am
going to have in the morning.
– After you are married, life is
just one round of obligations.
– I like to start the day bright
and early, but I get tired by
evening.

5. After Script
Frequently, the After script
person will use the
sentence pattern illustrated
in the first and third
examples. The sentence
begins with a high. Then
comes a fulcrum, often
represented by the word
but. After that point, all the
rest is a low. A sentence like
this is a miniature replay of
the After script.

6. After Script
The After pattern is
illustrated by the myth of
Damocles. This greek
potentate lived a round of
eating, drinking and being
merry. But all the time,
above his head there hung
a sword suspended on a
single horse hair.

7. After Script
Once he looked up and saw
it, he could never be happy
again. He lived in constant
dread of when it would fall.
Like Damocles, the person
with an After script believes
he can have a good time
today, but only at the cost of
the sword falling tomorrow.

8. References

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