"A Torchlight For Change" My Story and Advice to At-Risk YouthWhy do our young men continue self destructive behaviors? Society has identified that young men who grow up in a home without a male presence or adult role model to lead them into final manhood is destined for a life of academic failure, minimum waged employment, and will become a strong candidate for the penal system. It is a story of parental love, dreams of soaring in space, playing professional sports, serving a nation and ultimately serving Gods