Isn't it a bittersweet surprise to realize you are entirely mediocre?

It was neither bittersweet nor a surprise. It was a rather mediocre moment when I realized....

More bitter than sweet, honestly.

Yep. The big prize arrives when you realize that it was but ordinary, mediocre people that change the course of history.

Not really. Special people have even harder lives than the rest of us.

Not one bit