At the academy in Florence  with David and 5 of Michelangelo’ s unfinished pieces.  He must have seen the writing on the wall. So much public hoopla attended the completion of David. Too grand an achievement for a private space, it warrants a spot outside the Florence town hall.  All the politicos of the signora or public council  can imagine themselves basking in David’s greatness as they pass in and out to do Firenze ‘s business.
Knowing that his greatness as an artist is well evident, how does Michelangelo look at the end of life?  These unfinished pieces were to grace a pope’s tomb.  Absent these masterworks, that pope is certainly anonymous to posterity. A Michelangelo marker would have made all of the difference.
To be like Michelangelo…Happy for what we accomplished; satisfied with what we attempted; ready for the final judgment regardless of what is yet undone or incomplete.