The "big pot" in life goes far beyond external rewards, including a mere several thousand dollars. As viewers can see, he is already being
generously rewarded by life with his upbeat, friendly, undefatigable spirit that shines through. This guy can laugh with (not at) life.
He will continue to be generously rewarded by life with the love and respect of family, peers and friends who hold him in high esteem, as he is a positive and generous giver to life. A wealth beyond the material.
As I said earlier, I SEE Curtis clearly as the winner, whether he wins this competition or not.
He is a fine person with a good, clean, loving heart, who is already a better person having experienced this once-in-a-lifetime experience, and will become an even better person as he reflects back on it.
He doesn't need a popular/sympathy vote to affirm the fact that he is already THE WINNER. We could learn from his behavior, his example; he is
worth emulating. We'd be winners along with him. We can smile and laugh with life with him. Be joyful.
A joyful life. Now that is a real prize.
I declared him WINNER, and so it is!
Posted on Sep 24, 2000, 1:08 AM from IP address 4.35.177.187