Very interesting story. I didn't know that much about the lobotomy movement other than it happened. The narrator seems well adjusted enough despite never knowing what was taken from him. I'd recommend this story for anyone with a free half hour who's interested in mental health. This piece serves as a careful reminder than while science has brought us many good things, if you don't use it responsibly it can be harmful as well. The idea of lobotomies being used to modify personality and behavior seems barbaric nowadays, but it's important to learn about our recent past. It reminded me of the eugenics movement that happened in America at the turn of the last century. Already, it seems, that memory has fallen out of the collective consciousness, but less than 100 years ago, thousands of people were sterilized against their will to protect the gene pool from further contamination from "imbeciles" and "undesirables". So, if for nothing else, I would also recommend this piece so that people do not forget what happened. Take this story as a warning that new and more radical treatments should always be used cautiously.