Great Expectations

MY MOTHER RAISED ME UP TO BELIEVE THAT EVEN A SINGLE HUMAN BEING COULD CHANGE THE WORLD. THIS FILLED ME WITH PRIDE, WONDER, AND ANTICIPATION, AND I DREAMT OF ALL THE GREAT THINGS I MIGHT DO, ONCE I'D BECOME AN ADULT. AND SO, YOU CAN IMAGINE MY SURPRISE AND DISAPPOINTMENT, WHEN I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT, IN FACT, HUMAN AT ALL, AND THAT INSTEAD, SADLY, I AM ONLY AN EEL