Life comes full circle.

인생은 돌고 도는거지 Life comes full circle. I think the fashion come full circle. 패션은 돌고 도는 것 같아. What does "life comes to full circle" mean? “Life comes to full circle” means: to return to the original position or state of affairs. If something has come full circle or has turned full circle, it is now exactly the same as it used to be, although there has been a long period of changes. Example: The family sold the house generations ago, but things have come full circle and one of their descendants lives there now. How does life come full circle? Because when it comes to your life coming full circle, in essence it is and has already been functioning in this mode of coming to full circle. Those people, places, and events, especially the people, who come into, go out of, and then back into your life do not happen by accident. In fact, in many ways they never left to begin with. The literary or philosophical meaning of life coming full circle often means completing a cycle and a return to the beginnings of something. Like a closure to something, most often portrayed in reel or fictional lives, especially in terms of romantic relationships which have a happy ending ! An innocuous or casual comment made by a dear friend of "Life having come a full circle" in the context of some teen talk almost 20 years ago, got stuck in my head and I came about revisiting that moment & remark many a time in life, often at life defining moments or at different stages in life. Does life really come a full circle or does the circle of life keep going on and on endlessly? The literary or philosophical meaning of life coming full circle often means completing a cycle and a return to the beginnings of something. Like a closure to something, most often portrayed in reel or fictional lives, especially in terms of romantic relationships which have a happy ending ! Or in the case of some religions and new age spirituality teachings of us going back to our roots, be it natural elements from where we took shape to becoming a soul again to be reborn or simply ascending to higher realms of existence. Coming back to the human realms we live in, I don't think life ever comes full circle or can because of the infinite nature of possibilities that surround us professionally or personally, we never really do come back to the same point in time (not as in time travel !) due to the constantly evolving circumstances around situations. One may get back a job in a cherished industry after several years but it wont be the same, surely you would have evolved in your skill sets to perform better or who knows even lost interest when you actually start doing it. Ditto with personal relationships. Or lets think maybe, those places, and events, especially the people, who come into, go out of, and then back into your life does not happen by accident. In fact, in many ways they never left to begin with. Now I have stopped thinking of life ever coming full circle, and that it is a constant journey of reconnecting with your life purpose and discovering many facets of yourself along the way. & The more you treat your life as a journey, untangling all the circles, the more enjoyable the ride will be. I wish you well on finding your own personal legend. P.S: The remark the dear friend made was in the context of him having a GF as opposed to me not having one at that point in time (but earlier I did when he did not) and thus life having come a full circle in our recently turned adult minds....we were barely 20 or so !