Thank you. Truthfully, sincerely, and seriously, thank you. Each and every one of you has been such a positive influence in my life, and I cannot express how much it means to me to know that I have wonderful friends like all of you.
This world that we live in is so plagued by opposition, hatred, and pessimism, that it can be hard to find anything to be excited and happy about, but I'm slowly coming to realize that this is not so. We allow ourselves to fret and worry about small details, discussing the tiny speck on the lens of the telescope whilst we ignore the glorious cosmos above. I have myself been staring at any number of specs, ignoring the wonders of the world around me, but I will do so no more! I am making a promise to myself, and to anyone that wants to as well, that I am going to see the bigger picture, and that I am going to make it known that I think, no, I know that the world is a wonderful place, and that I will do everything I can, and maybe a little bit more then that, to make sure that in everything I do, the best is evident.
Mediocrity is not a standard, but a trap that will ensnare us if we allow it to, and there is nothing that we can do except it be that we decide to move ourselves above it, and make ourselves better then society says that we can be. I know that I myself have mourned at what I have thought of as the world's doom, but in doing so I have found that I, myself, have only been contributing to this unhealthy practice of complain now and do something later. Let's all be better then our best. Let's make the future brighter. Let's all go and do something marvelous and amazing. While it may not be apparent to begin, things can, and will change if and when we decide to change them.
I want to be better, and I know that I'm not the only one. We're here to do more then watch TV and play games. We're here to do amazing things. So let's stop thinking about them, and go and do them!
I just want to again thank everyone that will read this. You're amazing, wonderful, inspiring, and above all, you are special. You have talents that are untapped, and you have limitless potential. You aren't just anyone. You're someone, and you're someone that can make a difference. It won't be easy, but don't make it hard. Make it something that you know you can do! (Which is anything) So have an idea, run around outside, talk to someone that you haven't talked to in a while, tell someone that you care about them, bake someone something just because. Be the awesome people that I know you are!
I love you all, and want to hear the best of things that you've been doing,
Sincerely,
Douglas Wescott Knuth
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