Outside Reading #4

"Dad was just someone who ran a family jewelry business. Just an ordinary dad. But I wished so much, then, that he had been Great. I wished he'd been famous, famous like a movie star, which is what he deserved. I wished Mr. Black had written about him, and risked his life to tell the world about him, and had reminders of him around his apartment" (Foer 159-160).
For many people, their goal in life is to be remembered or to be famous. But, their are very few of us that reach that high glory of becoming so famous that we will be written about in history books or have movies made about our lives. But, reaching that high glory of being famous around the world, does not mean that we are not important. We will always be remembered by the people that love and care for us. I think that this is more important than being liked by a large number of the present population and the people to come. We should realize that we are famous. We may not be famous across a country or the world, but within or lives, we are famous. Our families will always remember us, and that is what being famous is; being remembered by people. It may not be a large number of people, but the number of people that will remember you is not important. The important thing is that we stand out and achieve for ourselves and the people around us. We want to be remembered for doing good things. Would you rather be famous to many people, like Hitler, for killing millions, or be famous, to a few people, for treating people with respect?