Hello Ms. Nicki,

I hope that life is treating you well. As for me, I am well as to be expected. Thank you for taking the time to respond to my question. Your feelings, thoughts and concerns really intrigued me. It's amazing, even from afar your words have the power to touch a lonely man's heart. So I thought you deserved a personalized reply.

I totally agree with your point of view, we as a people should never give up on each other. I think it would make the world a much better place. Please know I never intended to suggest that I lived in a vacuum or play readers as ignorant. I simply wanted to give a little of myself to (you) the reader. You couldn't be more right, we do all come from somewhere and are all a product of all our life experiences. People think things are always easier when it's black and white, but life is grey and I refuse to let the horrendous mistakes I made define me, because I am too focused on righting my wrongs to be losing and hopeless. Again, you're right, my story did begin long before that. I ask for no sympathy, even though I did have a rough start to life, being raised in the street life by a mother that was addicted to it. Coming into manhood it was all I knew. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate my mother for all of the life lessons she tried to teach me while raising a boy into a man. I've been through mad different phases to find my way. Thinking I was ready for the world, or at least I thought I was. I was put into situations forcing me to be a man when I was just learning to stand without a helping hand. As I live and learn and grew into the man before you, I realize that life is bigger than today and my problems. So as I open my heart and mind to life's possibilities, I began to see the world and others in a whole new light.

I really enjoyed your useless fact, I think it is truly amazing that there's a live replica of the history of Pandora's Box in your local museum. I watch this show called GlobeTrackers and they have talked about y'all Great Barrier Reef, I think it is really beautiful!

Well, I don't want to bore you, but can I ask what made you come to the heartfelt answer you gave to my question? If you would like to respond write me, if not I encourage you to see my next installment.

Take care

Anthony