Opening Sentence for My Autobiography

You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence?

“If there’s one thing I’ve learned after three decades of drilling into the earth’s depths, traveling across continents, and facing both the beauty and brutality of the unknown, it’s that life like drilling demands precision, resilience, and the courage to go deeper than anyone else dares.”

Digging Deeper: The First Chapter of My Story

Writing an autobiography is like drilling a core sample from your own life. Some layers are solid, well-formed, and easy to interpret. Others are fractured, unpredictable, and filled with voids you didn’t expect. But each layer tells a story, a history of pressures, movements, and forces that shaped who I am today.

My journey has taken me from the quiet landscapes of Hungary to the frozen extremes of the Arctic and the unforgiving deserts of Saudi Arabia. I have worked in places where the ground itself holds secrets millions of years old, where every meter drilled reveals something unknown. Along the way, I’ve met people who have challenged, inspired, and even betrayed me. I’ve seen the raw power of nature, the ingenuity of human ambition, and the cost of pushing beyond limits.

If I had to choose a single moment that defines me, it wouldn’t be a grand success or a catastrophic failure it would be the quiet realization that no matter how deep you drill, there’s always more to uncover.

So, where does my story begin? Perhaps it starts not in the field, but in the restless curiosity of a young man who wanted to see what lay beneath the surface—not just of the earth, but of life itself.

Thanks

Lajos