He desperately wanted to be someone. He wanted to matter. That’s a wish we all share. For the most part, that’s why we change careers, or start businesses, or play an instrument, or go back to school. That’s why we run for local office, volunteer at a charity, or are active in church. We want to matter . . . but when we focus solely on mattering to other people—when we focus on seeing the reflection of our worth in the eyes of others—the difference that feeling makes in our lives is often fleeting.
