I truly believe that service is what lifts a person higher than their individual circumstances. Lord knows if I were to focus merely on my individual circumstances, I would be a nervous wreck.
I am a 30-year-old who is 30 years removed from the tragic death of a father who possessed all of the talents and skills to be one of the truly great ones.
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