[Crowbob]

When I went through it not only did everything change materially (as in went away) I embarked on a complete and total 100% reversal of my philosophy of life, love, friendships and family. And that was just the beginning.

Retrospectively, almost everything I thought I knew was...wait for it...WRONG. To involuntarily jettison everything is one thing but to realize even the most basic ideas and constructs upon which I had lived my life were deceptions.

To say my life changed is an absurd understatement. I literally was left with the change in my pocket and could not even buy food until next payday. My job was the one single part of my life that remained and was my only lifeline. To have been forced to strip away the veneers of security, love and family and to discover in an instant that the real world I thought I knew was false in every way imaginable demolished everything, including my own self.

Quite literally, in a span of mere minutes, I realized my survival and very existence, including any
legacy I hoped to construct, required rebuilding from the ground up.

Seriously, not one hour has gone by in the nearly 40 years since, that I express my gratitude for having discovered what love, laughter and life are all about.