Hi Kevin,

The questions you ask in your first post are very interesting. I am your age, and I remember a time when a person’s character and integrity meant everything. As a kid I was taught that if you work hard and are a good person, things will automatically work out for you. Turns out it’s not that simple, and that a person’s circumstances and luck also play in how things turn out for him or her, not to mention that society doesn’t seem to value character and integrity as much it did when you and I were kids. So when you ask if those qualities that you listed count in life, it’s a question I have too. It’s actually something I think about often.

I admire you for surviving your tough upbringing without your mom. Reading of your circumstances as a young boy breaks my heart. I am so sorry for your loss. ((((Kevin))))

B