I am convinced that some of the greatest people on earth do not see
             their name in neon lights, nor do they have the most money or fame.
             Instead, they exist in our everyday lives and it is up to us to realize how
             very un-ordinary they really are. Such is the case with my uncle, Matt.
             Matt is a computer programmer. Matt has never really seemed like an
             uncle to me in that he always acted like my brother or friend. A brother
             to my mother, he lives close to us, which has always been a good thing--
             especially when I was having difficulties at home. I've ended up over at
             Matt's house more than once fuming or complaining about something.
             As long as I can remember, he has always lived just a few miles from
             where I live. His house looks like the house of a computer programmer,
             with one spare bedroom devoted to old computers and gadgets he cannot bring
             himself to throw away. In the corner of the large living room, he always
             has the latest, greatest computer on the market. It was in that house that
             this little kid got hooked on computer games.
             But he didn't just teach me computer games. He is wise in his own way.
             Sometimes I would go over to his house to watch football games and,
             somehow, he would always ask me things about what I liked to do and what I
             was going to do after high school. Looking back, I can see how he was
             trying to give me some guidance by making me think about the future. At
             the time, I was primarily interested in parties, dating, and music. I now
             know he could see what direction I was headed in, and by just being there
             and giving me someone to talk to, he made me understand what life was
             really all about. Which, by the way, was not just parties and music.
             I think a part of why I connect with him so much is the fact that our
             lives have been alike. He was a wild teenager, too. I can remember my mom
             talking about his wild parties. I was just a kid the...