Meltdown...

"My name is the Flare, and I am a hero. And maybe it's not the job, not the life I always dreamed of. Maybe it is something I just fell into, and was afraid to risk walking away from. And maybe it's a job that's often lonely, and painful, and disappointing. And maybe sometimes none of it makes sense at all. But at the end of the day, it matters. It touches people. It changes lives. Even if only in small ways, tangential ways, it still makes a difference - still matters. And maybe, at times, I acted like a fool, or beat myself up over petty and stupid things, and maybe I was inconsiderate - even cruel - sometimes, but I think everyone does that. Everyone makes some bad choices. Everyone screws it all up now and then. The important thing is that, in the final analysis, in theshort time I was here on this planet, I helped. Helped a few people to live happier, live a little longer, maybe helped to change some small corner of the world just a little bit for the better. The important thing is I mattered." - The Flare, Meltdown #2