The young men in our city are not problems to be solved. They are opportunities to be unleashed.

I sat back, allowing Wes's words to sink in. Then I responded, "I guess it's hard sometimes to distinguish between second chances and last chances.

Life's impermanence, I realized, is what makes every single day so precious. It's what shapes our time here. It's what makes it so important than not a single moment be wasted.

I just want to make sure that public service doesn't have to be an occupation, but it needs to be a way of life.

The young men in our city are not problems to be solved. They are opportunities to be unleashed.

The importance of education plays a huge role.

The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his.