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Personally, I have made some big mistakes in my life. Most of these bad decisions were made because I was immature, ignorant, selfish, over emotional, angry, lazy, vengeful and/or deceitful and since I became a so-called adult, I thought I knew better and didn’t need their advice anymore. I felt I was now old enough to make my own decisions I could do whatever I wanted to do. I shouldn’t call them mistakes; they were deliberate and stupid. I had to learn good character the hard way because I ignored the good advice from my parents. My poor judgement cost me a chance at a much brighter future and a lot of true happiness, not to mention an awful lot of time and money. It took me a long time to realize I didn’t like who I became. I had to learn how to make good decisions in a world of inherent danger and pitfalls. The world is a jungle, most of the time it is beautiful and wonderous, but occasionally it can be unexpectantly terrorizing and even deadly. I had to acknowledge and face my own faults, admit my defects, and resolve to uphold the moral principles I learned from my parents. The biggest problem I had to overcome was to re-learn something I already knew. “The desired end result NEVER justifies the means!” What I wanted to do regardless of others and what I thought was important to me at the time was not the right way to make decisions. I disliked being taken advantage of, deceived, disrespected or ignored, so then it only made sense to me that I should not treat others that way either. At first, I was playing defense. I didn’t want to get involved, trying to hide form the attacks of others. The older I got the more experience showed me how to turn that experience into wisdom. It also taught me how to prioritize the most important issues that confront us all. Most important – world peace, freedom, truth, close family, exposing evil and warning others. I am trying to redeem myself by saving others from making the same mistakes that I made. If I can save just one person from suffering the “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” brought on by selfishness, naiveté, gullibility, ignorance and foolish decision making, then all the personal pain, suffering, time, effort, etc. will be worth it to me!