[ WP ] On the day of their death , every human gets to have a vision of meeting the man they could have become .

It was 3 AM when the Man-Who-He-Should-Have-Been entered the room. Maita was asleep on the couch, so Alfredo was alone to meet him. 
 
 `` Hi,'' Alfredo-Who-Should-Have-Been said. 
 
 `` Hi, yourself. I guess it's time.'' 
 
 `` Yes it is.'' 
 
 Alfredo-Who-Was looked at Alfredo-Who-Should-Have-Been from head to toe. He was about fifty, the same age he was. He had a slight paunch and his shoulders a bit rounded. He had on a dark suit and his hair was combed neatly. Alfredo-Who-Should-Have-Been looked back. For a long time, they said nothing. 
 
 `` Well, go on, you son-of-a-bitch,'' Alfredo-Who-Was said. 
 
 `` Go on what?'' Alfredo-Who-Should-Have-Been replied. 
 
 `` Go on and tell me what a great life you had, how much money you made, all the mistakes you did n't make, all the right things you did....'' Alfredo-Who-Was could n't believe how angry he was, or why, but he was angry. 
 
 Alfredo-Who-Should-Have-Been raised a finger to his lips. `` Shhhh...'' he said gently. Then he began: 
 
 `` Well, if you must know. Just the highlights: I took with a degree in Science Education from Xavier University, after I decided Engineering was n't for me. I taught in Mayor Elias Lopez Public High School right after I graduated. My students have gone on to become doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, artists, teachers, and engineers. I have a small house in Belisario Village and I drive a 2003 Honda Civic. I pull in about P600,000 a year....'' 
 
 Alfredo-Who-Was stared goggle-eyed at his double. `` What?'' he sputtered. `` But... that's my life!'' 
 
 ``... and as to all the right things I did, there was only one that really mattered.'' Alfredo-Who-Should-Have-Been pointed to the sleeping Maita. 
 
 Alfredo-Who-Was could find nothing to say. 
 
 `` Well done, good and faithful Alfredo. You've lived your life the way you should have lived it. Now come, you have a few moments to say goodbye.''
