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I'm strictly a spectator. I don't want to be noticed, be known by a lot of people, have an impact on a lot of people's lives, mostly because such experiences are very seldom positive for me or the other people involved.
I enjoy my teaching, and like being able to provide a good life for my wife and sister. If my presence can make their lives a little better than they would have been without it, that will at least make it so I can add a little to the other end of the scale. I'll never be important to many people, but I am very important to these two.
Like shesus, I'll probably be forgotten very quickly once the last of my immediate family is gone, memories of me will last as long as my sister or wife, whichever lives longer.
I have a Willy Loman number of two. In Death of a Salesman, Willy is obsessed with how many people will be at his funeral. To him, the number of people who mourn your passing is the most important measure of how successful your life is.
Two isn't bad. It's two more than some people have.
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I'm against ending blackness. I believe that everyone has a right to be black, it's a choice, and I support that.
~Steven Colbert
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