in soul’s long dark night
character trait, need to be …
taken seriously
I think I know him better than anyone here. This is a quiet, frightened, insignificant man who has been nothing all his life, who has never had recognition—his name in the newspapers. Nobody knows him after seventy-five years. That’s a very sad thing. A man like this needs to be recognized. To be questioned, and listened to, and quoted just once. This is very important.
from the play, 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose (1954)
Social Media opens a new door.
How badly do you want recognition.