Planting the Tree of Life, Sowing Seeds of Knowledge
My childhood did not begin in tranquility. The shadow of deprivation and poverty fell upon me when I was only six. My greatest pain was the sudden passing of my mother and two siblings, which left me an orphan. From then on, I had to fend for myself; I worked as a live-in servant until the age of ten. Those years of deprivation taught me to take care of myself and instilled a vital principle in me: no matter the circumstances...