Dialogue:

MARK: Hey Sam. How you going? Alright?
SAM: Yeah, I’m fine thanks Dad. Sometimes its just hard I find. Life is. I mean one moment everything hits rock bottom, then the next you feel on top of the world. Like. Like it’s really confusing.
MARK: Yeah I know what you mean. We all do. I don’t think life was ever meant to be an easy task. I mean if it was, well, we wouldn’t be human because we all have emotions, like happy and sad ones. We all face problems, day in and day out. And we all crave to be loved and cared for, every day of our lives.

You know, when I was younger I’d always wish one day I'd become famous. Be one of the greats like Bowie, and Michael Jackson, and Paul McCartney. And it’d keep me up most nights thinking about how I would reach that status. Like what things I could do to gain that outstanding recognition? Well, for starters, I was never a strong academic, I wasn’t amazing at sport, I could maybe play an instrument or two, and I had a few close mates but, nowhere near enough friends to build up my own reputation socially. So, I thought to myself, ‘what on earth would I do?’ It seemed these idols of mine were born gifted, cause, at ages 12 and 13 they were already hitting the world stage. And well like me, I was a 16-year-old high school student with nothing to say about myself.

I soon feared I’d be forgotten, and that the world wouldn’t care about me if I was gone. I was a figure without any form of worthy legacy… But then I realised I was completely wrong. I was lying in my room one night, sobbing at the fact I’d never become anything, and your grandmother walked in and sat herself right down beside me. And she placed her head against mine, and she let me shed all of my tears out. And then as I stopped, she turned to give me a hug. Whispering in my ear that she loved me more than anything. And then I understood what it meant to be more than just a star, more than living life as someone people would remember for decades to come, more than any of that… It was our love. Our Family. Our Friends. The moments we share with them mean more than anything a lifetimes worth of fame can provide. So, make sure you value them even when things get tough, because I promise you, they’ll make it worth it in the end.
SAM: Thanks Dad. That really means a lot… I love you.
MARK: I love you too.