I find that Osborne’s writing style is very similar to mine, and the structure and language that he uses seem pretty natural for me.
In the introduction paragraph, the goal of the writing is not quite obvious at first. Since Osborne has decided to tell a story, he first tries to get the reader hooked with an ambiguous seen that his audience may be able to identify with that catches interest. At the end of the paragraph, however, he makes a bold claim about writing that he will later explain and back up.
The next two paragraphs, which are pretty long, tell the rest of the story that he alluded to in the intro. It is slightly long-winded, but it seems that he is both appealing to the emotions of the reader and ensuring that all the information that is need to understand the background of the situation where he made his bold claim.
It is in the fourth paragraph that he finally bluntly states his realization. Afterwards, however, he is able to back his statement up and strengthen his argument by referencing information he gave us during the previous two paragraphs. Without this information we would not fully understand what brought him to this decision, so his decision to tell the whole backstory is given a purpose understood by the audience. He then goes on to cite other examples from his past to add to his supporting argument.