“From my father, who I recall in a faded dream, I am given stamina and a will not to surrender.  From my mother, who took up the burden of raising me, gave me love and deep security which I drew upon when challenged by emotional crises.  From my brother, whose scheming and jealousy, taught me honesty and fortitude, giving me a higher sense of fair competition.  From my fun loving friends, who have all gone separate ways, gave me a variety of lessons in companionship.  From my Goddess, who is all powerful from within and unique from without, is a beacon of wisdom in the darkness.  From my adopted father and his wife, who took a daring and dangerous chance one cold morning, both gave me a new life and opened the gateway to the stars.  These things I now know are the foundation stones of my life, a career of four more adventures that unfold with each page of the new day.”  The private Diary of Alack Troyus.