The Evil Twin

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I am a rather elderly man. Of the two I was the most reasonable one. We were always very different; we have been ever since we were born. Our characters were the only thing by which people could tell us apart. I was the more quiet and helpful one; I did a lot of community service, and was always there for other people. He was always finding a way to get what he wanted, no matter what. Maybe that is what finally really did it. We grew up in a little town in Oregon. Our family had never been close, and our parents let us free at a very young age. The only similar characteristic we ever had was growing up before the other boys in our class. I never really cared for my future, not that I didn't want to succeed in life, but success had a very different meaning to me. My view of success was being able to help others, and change the world. I never gave for politics; it's just a lot of talking, but never really any doing. I was a straight A student and graduated high school without any difficulties. After high school, I went to Harvard, where I studied economics of the third world. The feeling I had always had about wanting to help just grew stronger and stronger during my time there. A couple of good friends I met at school and I wanted to stop talking and take action. After finishing our study, we decided to go to South America, where we set up local schools and together with different doctors and organisations we also set up little hospitals and educated people in medicines. It was great to see these people and their habits change for their own benefit. I really felt like I had made a difference. As for my family: my parents wanted me to come home and find a "real job", like him. He was always my father's favourite and thus also my mother's. He was everything they wanted: a good athlete, he studied

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