This quote probably would have struck me no where near as important on reading it the first time then it does now, where I have much more of the perspective of "narrator" Pip to go on.
When Pip says that he has started a chain, he means his involvement with Estella and Ms. Havisham. In one day, he goes from a young boy looking forward to the "larks" of being a blacksmith with Joe in a decent Joe, to having to rebuild his old shattered dreams into something new so he can aspire to a higher level. Over the course of the next few chapters, Pip life actually approves. For example, he becomes an appprentice. However, instead of taking joy in his life's new direction, he simply thinks about how he wants to live with Estella. He leaves those who he currently knows behind so he can aspire to higher levels. Overall, it demonstrates a rather selfish change in Pip.
I'd say my chain started when I started to get into "higher" educations. When I was really young, I had no aspirations. I hoped I would play with LEGO's for the rest of my life, and that would be that. However, as I learn more and more about different things, I can look forward with deeper ambitions. True, everyone has to have an education, but I could have taken it as a lazy jock who only ever does the bare minimum. I hope I've turned out slightly better then that.
-Aaron
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