A tale of 2 men! One when i was talking to him,was so yes sir no sir,and apoligizing for things he thought he had done.(he actually hadn't done anything wrong)but i listened.He was a handsome young man in his 20's seemed so respectful. Yet one day i visually saw him walking like the walking dead one day headed to an ambulance,and i later learned he had overdosed on drugs.Wow. He later was brought home by a government agency for those types of issues.Then one day i was in a converstaion with a young man,while i was visiting a church out of town.He talked so adult and sounded so level headed.He spoke of his football career while in high school,and how it caused him to have knee surgery's. I took it as if all was well and he had a plan to succeed.I was impressed. Later i learned ,to my surprise,that he had his issues. Did not live at home,he had been hanging out with the wrong kids,all due to him wanting parents that would guide him through life,and he felt they were not. He had moved in with someone from this church. The latter man was much like me in my youth.The first guy.....chose to continue down a bad road.He has arrived at his dreadful destination. Looking at both guys,and thinking back on my young life,this truth still exist...life is about what we want out of it.Some people need pushing. Someone talking to them about the things i wrote in a previous blog.We must never give up on the kids in our lives. So one day they can say as that song by Ricky scaggs and his wife i just heard. ''I HOPE THE SUN IS SHINING WHEN THEY LAY ME DOWN,AND THAT LINE OF FRIENDS IS LONG.''