I think that Pip is referring to his experience at the Satis house and how it has altered him to begin a new chapter of his life. When the narrator says "think of a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one memorable day", I think he is trying to add a question to the readers mind as to weather Pip's "chain" is made of thorns (something that resembles hurt) or flowers (something lovely), this could be the authors way of showing foreshadowing. This day has introduced many new characters into Pip's life, and Estella is a girl whom he is starting to fall in love with. He is starting to gather more and more expectations of what his life in the future is going to be like. He also wants Miss Haversham to give him a small fortune upon her death. Pip seems to have changed in that he is growing into a young man. He is still sensitive to what Estella teases him about, but not as much as the first few days. He has also grown farther apart from Joe. An example of this is when he confides in Biddy about his troubles instead of Joe on page 95. He seems to have grown out of his childhood.
In my own life, I think that the transition from 6th to 7th grade really brought me out of childhood and into the real world. I began to open my eyes more and realize all the unfairness of the world. I also began thinking more into the future and not just a few days ahead. I started thinking about what it was like beyond middle school and high school. Now I can just hope that my "chain" is made of gold.
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