This is a true to life story of one man's struggle to meet the everyday demands of a tempting and ravaged environment. On his way to becoming a professional drummer, a debilitating hand injury all but diminished his odds of ever building a career in the music industry. Although he wasn't a child prodigy, with determination and daily practice his talents had grown to where he performed with many famous and not-so-famous musicians and entertainers as a well as publishing educational material for the aspiring drummer. But after all his hard work to get where he thought he wanted to be in life, something happened along the way. Earlier thoughts of becoming an Eastern Orthodox priest had resurfaced and he decided that all the things he worked so hard to achieve no longer held precedent. Subsequently, he found himself thinking in two different and conflicting worlds. One harbored a sophisticated identity and carefree lifestyle and the other portrayed a life as a humbled servant. Frustrated with one and unsure of the other, the proverbial fork in the road became his nemesis. What it took to conquer this and other adversities is what this story is about.