Dalton made his way to his favorite street corner, which was very close to some well frequented coffee shops and restaurants where many mafioso's were 'known' to make a showing every once in a while. He lit a smoke and inhaled a couple times before starting to speak.

Fellow mafioso's and mafiosa's. If you died right now, from any number of deadly sources in this world we live in, what mark would you have left on the world. Would many people speak at your funeral? Would your name be remembered?

What would you want to be remembered for? Loyalty? Honor? Fairness? or Tyranny? Cruelty? Might?

Any one of these could leave a mark, whether good or bad. Is it enough to be remembered, or should the world have changed with your living, and mourned your passing?

Is even all this enough, or do you want to make sure your kids want for nothing, and are taken care of when they hit these shores. I don't think anyone wants their children to have to work as hard as they did, but I'm sure they are also not wanting to spoil them to the point where they have no street smarts.

Effort, and conflict make us better, stronger, harder. Ready to take on the world, to leave our mark. What mark will you leave?

Hopefully loyalty to those I count as friends and more importantly family. I know my ancestors have messed up in the past I'm hoping to remedy that!