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...