"You can call me, Ugly," he said. "It don't matter what you do in this life, as long as you're happy. I'm happy bein' Ugly."
A mile out of town, I was still chuckling to myself over Ugly. I never could understand what makes an alcoholic, but in this case, he had brightened my day with his bravado. In my travels, I've seen rich people, poor people, regular people--and what Ugly said is true--the bottom line in life is being happy.
It's more important than anything else.
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