I am a fragment of a mirror...

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I remember the first time I discovered the writings of Robert Fulghum ("All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things")

But it was this passage, from another of his books ("It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It") that has stayed with me, for decades...

What is the meaning of life?

And in particular, this quote, attributed to Alexander Papaderous:

"I am a fragment of a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know. Nevertheless, with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this world–into the black places in the hearts of men–and change some things in some people. Perhaps others may see and do likewise. This is what I am about. This is the meaning of my life"