In process: Betty's Bench (post 4 - Sarah Lochhead)

Why is a child protégé more newsworthy than someone who strives his or her entire life to achieve a goal? Shouldn't success be measured by the quality of the process rather than expediency of the end result?

Is this unexpected red label on a blue bench a small tribute to someone who may have been virtually invisible by society's standards?

[photo by Sarah Lochhead]