And yet furthermore

If that was all there was to it, and if this was all to expect of the much anticipated moment, and if this was all it was cracked up to be, and if this was the proof that all the work was worth it, and if the hokie pokie is what it's all about, and if the quick brown fox always jumps over the lazy dog, always including each and every letter of the alphabet once and only once, and if mothers were always loving and sisters were always true friends, and if life was always equitable and just, and if patience really was a virtue, and if little girls were in actuality sugar and spice and everything nice, and if boys truly consisted of snips and snails and puppy dog tails, then there would, indeed, be no need for the moment.