Just crying remembering what my grandfather told me 5 minutes before he died

I was 21 years old. He was lying on a hospital bed and curled his finger for me to come close to him

He said “Bruce, you have always been ugly. You look like a rat. But there is something about you. Some kind of fire inside you. You are special. You are my special rat grandson. Whatever you want to do, you will do it my rat faced boy. You have mojo, or whatever they call it these days, you know, that special something”

I began to smile, then suddenly became self-conscious of my rat-like teeth. He laughed, seeing my quivering lips as I attempted to hide my big teeth

“Don’t worry about that, show the world those big teeth. Let me get one last look at them…” I opened my mouth wider “Ah yes, there they are… they are so large. I can almost see my reflection in…” he trailed off aa he squeezed my hand

Then no inhalation came. I paused, expecting the breathing to resume, but it never did. He passed away right then, right after saying those words to me. I never told anyone about it. When my family asked, I told them he had stopped breathing in his sleep

I never forgot his words. I think about them every single day, morning and evening

And I am living my life to make him proud

So when you are choosing what to invest in, remember that this is the kind of founder I am