Rich Herold
Long ago, when I was a young student in High School I met a man, a teacher, a mentor, role model and ultimately friend.
In a room full of teenagers each with their own agenda and yearning to be noticed, or struggling to escape notice the maestro told us tales of the days of yore. Weaving the tapestry of human drama in all it's glory and gore he spoke like a shaman, sage and scholar. Inspiring many young minds to seek more he demonstrated the path to wisdom and knowledge. Over the years we learned of our past, the good, the bad and the ugly. He was a renaissance man in the space age and in a strange quirk of fate, or perhaps it was intentional, his peers offered us the tools to grow. History can be a dry subject but the struggle for enlightenment and liberty are inspirational. My mind was filled with dreams of girls and adventure and the faculty showed me a path that I remain on to this day.
How can I find truth? What technical subjects will help me better understand the physical world and how to manipulate it? What does it mean to be civilized? What are the moral implications?
Rich Herold threw a stone into the pond of knowledge and the ripples, nay waves, continue to rock the generations.
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