A quote - worth interpreting

"In order to live, man must act; in order to act, he must make choices; in order to make choices, he must define a code of values; in order to define a code of values, he must know what he is and where he is – i.e. he must know his own nature (including his means of knowledge) and the nature of the universe in which he acts – i.e. he needs metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, which means: philosophy. He cannot escape from this need; his only alternative is whether the philosophy guiding him is to be chosen by his mind or by chance."

mistake

i shouldnt have done the mistake of losing one close to heart...
i shouldnt have done the mistake of confessing this fact in front of a stranger
i shouldnt have done the mistake of underestimating my need and like

it shouldnt matter to me now...
but i have pain...
an unbearable one

Who is John Galt??