"This manuscript is the third in a collection of seventy free verse and lyrics for adults and youth, about serious issues on planet Earth. The book is a continuation of the first and second in the collections titled ''Scions of the Universe'' and ''Life’s Puzzles.'' The writing is about people who face suffering in life, most of who overcome the hardships and obstacles while some succumb. It is non-fiction as the pieces are about what is witnessed, heard, and experienced. The pieces cover the following genre: literary collections - general, poetry - general and philosophy- general."