THE RUBY IS PRECIOUS - A GEM WHOSE COLOR IS THAT OF BLOOD STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART. THE PEARL IS BEAUTIFUL - A JEWEL THAT IS BORN FROM PAIN AND SUFFERING. THESE AUTOBIOGRAPHY POEMS ARE WRITTEN FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE SOUL. THEY ARE INSIGHTFUL AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING. FROM A PAST FILLED WITH TORMENT AND ADVERSITY IS BORN A TRUE TRIUMPH OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT. THIS BOOK YOU HOLD WITHIN YOUR HANDS IS FILLED WITH TREASURES THAT ARE A TESTIMONY - THAT NO MATTER WHAT DARKNESS CLOUDS OUR TROUBLED PAST, OUR SPIRIT WILL NEVER BE BROKEN. IT IS HOPED THAT THESE WORDS WILL NOT ONLY UPLIFT, BUT ENCOURAGE THOSE LACKING FAITH TO CONTINUE TO TURN ALL THEIR TRAGEDIES INTO TESTIMONIES, DISAPPOINTMENTS INTO DIVINE APPOINTMENTS, DESPERATION INTO INSPIRATION, AND LOSSES INTO VICTORIES. BE BLESSED, STAY POSITIVE, AND ENJOY.