Aden QuickI am 18 years old, born and raised in Denver, Colorado. Raised in a predominantly Christian household, I became ill as my parents went through a divorce. Friends of mine began offering corrupt coping methods to numb the pain of a broken home, for howI saw it, it was the only way they had ever known. As I sank deeper into the habits of an addict, I desired only what I could comprehend as, something I had lost long ago. Quite frankly, I never had it. What it was, was peace with my Lord. In the midst of my drug induced binge, I was called by a voice within, telling me to get clean, seek out those in my similar position, and as a shepherd with his sheep, walk with them until the day they are called home, to heaven. I am nothing but a suburban sinner, seeking only what I want and not what I need. In a struggle for soberized living and rehabilitation, I found poetry, music, and friendship to be my weapon. Looking for answers in all the wrong places brought me to a dark place of regret and despair. Only through the Lord's hand was I able to understand, the meaning of life was not money, drugs, fame nor fortune. It was Love. Read More Read Less