The power to influence is one of humanity’s greatest gifts for which man cannot trade even for his own breath! Being short-lived intelligent social animals, we owe it to ourselves to be truly grateful as well as equally fearful of the power of influence. In relation to my deep fascination for Christopher Hitchens, many would assert that his influence on me was one I should have dreaded or as a matter of fact evaded with an air of extreme caution! However, Professor Hitchens’ influence is one I will forever be dearly grateful for, due to the simple fact that with his adroit voice through his power of speech he talked me into intellectual enlightenment and with the aid of my own grit, once for all time I started to live my OWN life.