“My life is a long disappointment where everything was just not quite as I intended and not nearly as good as I wanted it to be. Everything, active choice, passive happening or unintended consequence, has been off the mark. I wonder a lot if this happens to a lot of other people. Even the people who got rich and/or famous on their talents or connections. Is it everything they were hoping for? Was it worth the effort, the hard work, or the makeup?”