Writing Center mom's lament

Not five minutes ago I ran into Tony, former student employee, current anesthesiologist. "You're still here," he said, "and you look exactly the same." I don't, of course, look the same, and neither does he. He used to look like a college student, and now he looks like a doctor.
He's right about one thing, though: I am still here.
That realization at first made me sad. Students pass through our tutoring centers and go on to heal the sick, comfort the elderly, and invent clean transportation. I merely stand at the doorway and wave my apron goodbye. At one time, I thought I'd do something fabulous.
On the other hand, these centers are sacred spaces. We help the go-getters learn to go and get. In the end,  I am on the team that goes to Mars by assisting with the launch. So keep studying; keep writing. We’ll continue to help.