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Children seem to have a genuine angelic outlook on life. They see the world as a big place filled with little forms of life. However as they grow older, they begin to forget what life is all about. Growing up was a hard thing for me. Everything seemed out of place and now doing what was right did not come easy. Most of my peers began to abuse alcohol, drugs and almost everything they could get their hands on. They abused their bodies, their minds but mostly the world around them. They lost respect for the fact that they were alive and healthy. Forgot that life is lived to the fullest when each day is lived as their last day. I was almost lost into this deep, black hole but a single event changed everything and brought me back to the world I was born to love. When I was a child I lived in a very close set neighbourhood where everyone knew everyone else. I knew all the children around my age and we always played around the park. One of our favourite games was to pretend that we were animals. We use to crawl around and make homes out of wood and leaves. On many occasions we helped animals that were wounded and brought them home or to clinics. We were like a miniature animal society in our neighbourhood. Our number one rule was to re