I was brought up in a family that had so very little, except love, honor, pride, and respect.  We were moving constantly, but at the same time, I was always looking for that something special that I hadn't seen or experienced.

At the age of fifteen, I ventured into the real world, only to have destiny place me in a far away land where it was kill or be killed.  And, the very things I so detested as a child, hate and the desire to inflict pain on another, became my reality.

The future also had its destiny, for my heart would be replenished and the love and laughter I thought to have been lost, would come again.  The pains and memories are still there, lurking deep within to always remind me of the past.  But, with God's help, I shall hold them at bay.