[P.J.]

Originally Posted by indieFan

I see this as quite the opposite. When the student surpasses the mentor who has put in so much time and effort, it means the mentor has achieved the goals of this program. I hope in time you can view your success in this way.

In my next paragraph I mentioned that my thinking has changed since then. It was a silly way of thinking on my part, I've just never had that moment where the student becomes the master and I didn't quite know how to feel about it. But I'm so incredibly proud of him and all the hard work he has put in this year.