John Elliott changed my life. I have never met an individual and teacher like him. I was a student in his evolutionary psychology undergraduate seminar, more than 10 years ago now. Now, I am an active evolutionary psychologist, and a assistant professor halfway across the world. John is the inspiration behind who I am now. His class was the initial spark that ignited my passion for evolutionary psychology. But even more than that, what I saw in him cemented my motivation to become a scientist. To love what one does, and to do so with such enthusiasm, depth, and commitment, made me realize that life can be so, so much more. And that is the most precious gift that John gave me, whether he realized it or not. I reconnected with John about two years ago, and also returned to NUS last year to share my work. Talking to John and seeing his enthusiasm about the books he was writing reminded me of the reason why I chose the academic way of life. I was very much looking forward to further exchanges and reading his book drafts. I will never forget John. I hope that I can be an inspiration to others, as he was to me. It will be an incredibly tall order, but I owe it to John to spend the rest of my life trying.