Ironically, his very last post here was titled “Who Is John Galt?” To appreciate the Ayn Rand novel Atlas Shrugged, the answer to that question didn’t matter.

To appreciate MM’s writing, it didn’t matter who he was.

His assistant indicated that he didn’t want his identity to be revealed and that’s probably why she waited a certain amount of time after his physical death to inform the fans.
It is the responsibility of those who actually know who he was, to respect the mystery.

Meanwhile, we are allowed to guess. And you know what? I think MM would have loved the increased buzz around this mystery.

For myself, I have figured out who he was.

It doesn’t matter whether I’m right or wrong. But over the past 48 hours I have discovered another side of this enigmatic character that I have come to love almost as much as the MM persona he manufactured – and who was in some ways quite the opposite of the man behind the scenes. The more I find, the more it all adds up.

And then, suddenly, plowing through the wonderful amount of bits and pieces of his online legacy, I stumbled on this music track by one of my favorite musicians. I had never heard it before.

It’s a beautiful, sad piece that closes the curtain on MM for me in a way that couldn’t be more appropriate.

I hope you enjoy it, too.

Karel

Karel FG Segers

Karel Segers wrote his first produced screenplay at age 17. Today he is a story analyst with experience in acquisition, development and production. He has trained students worldwide, and worked with half a dozen Academy Award nominees. Karel speaks more European languages than he has fingers on his left hand, which he is still trying to find a use for in his hometown of Sydney, Australia. The languages, not the fingers.

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