Now, let's talk about how identity of mediocrity is expressed. What does it mean to be mediocre? To answer this question let's look at the examples of great mediocrities. A French writer, Jan Zhiono, wrote a tale about a man who planted trees. The tale is known as The Story of Elzeard Bouffier or The Man who Planted Trees and Reaped Happiness. Later on, a wonderful film was made based on this allegorical tale. This story is about a man who lost his son and then his wife, who planted the desolate foothills of the Alps with the trees. Day after day, year after year, he planted a great amount of oak trees which grew into a beautiful forest. Mediocre work can really be great. You can plant trees or you can clean the streets with your heart. Once, I came across an interesting website where I found a page titled Songs of a Street Cleaner. These are actually poems of a 75 year old man, who retired as a gardener but was so full of energy that decided to find another job. It turned out that his age and his physical condition corresponded with the requirements of the city cleaning agency. So, this man became a street cleaner. Let's read this poem that describes how inspired he is with the process: What - read the cards guessing? "I would rather toss!" So, I wear a yellow apron and have taken up the broom. Clean out waste bins and trash from the ground. But, hanging from me: dogs, cats, and kids. Though I'm plagued by flies and troubled by the heat, and pestered by old ladies who want to gossip with me. I don't react. Never look up. I'm cleaning up the garbage. I'm too busy to talk. This example shows us that work can be inspirational, even if it is very simple and routine, and inspired are you by your work. Can you make something creative out of your daily work? We have already spoken about mediocrity being a skill, mastership of something. It can be inspired work. It can be collecting... collection of any type. Our example here is the life of the Tretyakov brothers Paul and Sergei. In fact, their love for art and collecting great paintings led to the opening of an art gallery, The Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, and now this gallery is very famous not only in Russia, but also abroad. Another example of the genius of mediocrity is the life of Elena Eladova, a brilliant collector. Like the Tretyakov brothers, she also collected paintings. Thanks to her work, the National Art Museum of Belarusia is famous for its remarkable collection of Russian art. In the archives, we can read the following: After the war, thanks to the energy and enthusiasm of the first few employees headed by Elena Eladova, who worked selflessly often late into the night, the museum literally rose from the ashes. We should also mention the legendary Savva Mamontov, a Russian businessmen and art patron. I would like to tell you about him in the words of Vasnetsov a Russian artist, "Savva was not an artist, a singer, an actor, or a sculptor in the special sense of these words, although he modeled a lot, very well and interesting: he had some kind of an electric stream which ignited the energy of the others. God gave him a special talent to arouse creativity in others." Savva Mamontov actively supported different arts. He helped artists, sponsored them, arranged exhibitions for them, and made new acquaintances. Thanks to his work we can be proud of such a wonderful museum reserve as Abramtsevo, which is the center of artistic life in Russia. Now let's look at an example of how genius and mediocrity can be fulfilled together. The Gardens of Claude Monet is a marvelous work of art. The front area of the artist house turned into a pallet, where he was mixing plants as panes. He painted pictures of flowers and he grew flowers. As a talented landscaper, Monet organized his garden so that it bloomed all year round. Moderately but consistently, he collected different kinds of plants and talked with various gardeners. So in his garden, some flowers finished blossoming, but other flowers started. Our examples of collectors, art patrons, and artists, reveal such minions of mediocrity as mastership, professionalism, work with inspiration, and very often indeed where there is mediocrity, there is genius and talent.