Posts Tagged ‘remember me’

For many of us, the mountain we’re trying to move involves our own feelings of self-worth: Why am I here? And, as Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Ronnie Van Zant first sang nearly four decades ago: “If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?”

Van Zant’s death in a 1977 plane crash gave answer to the eternal question of the “Free Bird” lyric: Yes, we remember—because of the music. But what about those who lack Van Zant’s gifts? Will anyone notice they were here?

That’s what plagued factory worker Ken Swyers.

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