The Blessed and The Damned: A Story of Survival

Surrounded by violence, prostitution and alcoholic abuse, the family’s options were very limited. The author explains their experiences with a philosophical view. How he and his brothers faced their circumstances and their efforts in finding ways to get by. With occasional concerns of others and the ‘One’ upstairs, they managed to survive and avoid becoming victims of the unfavorable influences that were all around them.

You will often hear of individual hardship situations. Poverty and h...