"The most generous thing a father ever does is become unnecessary on purpose." — Steve Martin: Vision-Keeper, Dream Coach, Father, Grandfather Lighthouses are built to outlast the people who build them. The keeper tends the light for a season: trims the wick, polishes the lens, climbs the stairs in storms. Then the keeper dies, and another comes, and the light goes on. The structure was designed from the first stone to serve generations of sailors the original builders would