I am not perfect I made mistakes but I also tried to do my best, learn from it, change my ways, pay back the people. Be there or not be there, depending on the situations. I listened, I cared and I did what I can. It's true what they say, your past and what what mistakes you had don't make the man, it doesn't make the whole certainly, it teaches you an awful lot more than you were willing to know and at first you don't know what to do with all this info but then stuff makes sense so long as you walk the road of light and serve the higher powers of ultimate goodness and learn from your mistakes while making amends with those who are willing to reciprocate. I am not perfect I made mistakes and I am still learning, I only work to make myself better than my old versions. Not every lesson is painful, there are things that teach me to speak up and stand my ground as well. There are things that teach me how to handle myself under pressure and how to be kind even to the most unkind. The lessons are there and there are for everyone. It just depends what we choose to do with them.