Many Giants Only One Colossus
There will be words aplenty to send the great man out on a rainbow of glory. Without getting too maudlin maybe I can add my own few brush strokes to the portrait that is being painted.... Sir Mek was the picture of happiness in his home library reading books or journals even newspapers, in the background you would sometimes hear, Mozart, or Vivaldi. A voracious reader, he once told me that his job was to read and think. He did not set out to achieve greatness, but from his earliest days of schooling, he simply completed what was required of him with discipline and focus for any teacher he was one of those students you knew would do alright. Mr dependable. His list of accomplishments is impressive and when sharing some anecdotes with me he smiled and said "Bri, I think I overshot". He never set out to be Secretary Finance, Central Bank Governor, Even Prime Minister, he was happy as a research officer working in the department of finance with people like Ross Garnaut, Anthony C