But I did the math, and I realized that my great-grandfather had been born exactly 118 years before that year, and I sat on his knee until I was 11 years old, and I realized it's nothing in time, nor in history.
Mas fiz as contas e apercebi-me de que o meu bisavô tinha nascido  exatamente 118 anos antes daquele ano e eu sentara-me ao colo dele até aos 11 anos. Percebi que não tinham significado no tempo, nem na história.