Prologue

Mission statement and agenda to be achieved.

This book is not a biography. This is a guide to life in the form of epiphany, truth, and advice through the illustration of my experiences along with those of the people around me.

 

If your standing in the library with this book freshly picked from the shelf, and in your regular hurry are not sure if you’d like to take it home and make it your own, there is a reader’s digest version located in the back of this nonsensical book for such times of quick review. I suggest you take a swift stab at it while you finish your next few minutes of sweet escape.

 

To those of you who have decided to carry this item by your side, I hope it does your life as much good as it has done mine. However, I am obligated to first tell you that despite the pain you’ll suffer, I strongly discourage you from making the attempt of staying clear the errors outlined in this book, and instead recomend that you make as many mistakes as you can. In your folly the experiences will take from you and they will scar you, but you will become truer to who you don’t yet know yourself to be. Please do not read this and walk away thinking that you won’t have to make really big mistakes, but  walk away from this book with a better grasp of the issues you will face if you haven't already, so that you may revisit your tomfoolery with less frequency and act with tact and grace.