Words are the key to the documentation of a man's existence.
The researcher can examine the words written about a person or event and acquire some understanding of the time in which the document was written. But it's much more interesting, in this author's opinion, to read words directly from a source, thus being able to determine changes in thoughts, opinions and ideas over time. Therefore I offer some of my words. Perhaps it's a fool-hardy thing to do, especially as the time could better be spent working toward a more tangible goal. Because the only reason to write is that someone else may read and find they share an idea, a feeling, an insight.