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A sheep skin jacket kept the rain off the mans upper body, but left his face invevitably open to be hit by rain; much like he received hits from those closest to  him. While walking across dimly lit streets and maintaining the struggle of not succumbing to an icy laden tumble, the man had a revelation. He realized that the key to understanding objective success was truly how others would perceive him. In essence, without accomplishing any particular task of merit or fame, a man could stake his claim simply by having others believe he was something extraordinary. It's similar to buying onto a the two-hundred dollar table of blackjack when all that is in your wallet is a food stamp and a frayed picture.