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More Needs to Be Said, Pondered, Considered Re Biography of Child, Neglected But Undefeated! A Message for Social Workers, Parents, Teachers, Doctors;;;

Jonathan (Photo credit: climbnh2003 ) Neglected But Undefeated: The Life of a Boy Who   Never Knew A Mother's Love By Jonathan Anthony Burkett I'm assuming that one of the boys on the cover of this book is Jonathan, plus his loving grandparents...I wonder what would have happened to Jonathan if he had never come to America... Would he ever have been abused? I don't think so, because he had love from his grandparents, his friends and relatives. Would he ever have become a Christian? I think so... But would he have become a writer? I'm not sure... One of the social issues I have never been able to make a firm decision on was abortion. My inner turmoil has always been that I would rather see it legalized then to see that unwanted child abused... I still don't have an answer for myself, especially after reading Jonathan's biography. Jonathan was a child of rape. His mother never loved him, beating him continuously, often calling him by the nam...

Chances - A Poetry Excerpt from Neglected But Undefeated...by Jonathan Anthony Burkett...

Perseverance ... Never stop running forward (Apr. 16, 2013) ...  (Photo credit: marsmet547 ) Chances Chances, are they really worth taking Like the chance of a broken heart Is it really worth it? When only in the end You feel only as if You've been hit with a hot iron That is now just lying down on your chest While you feel the pain from the hit Like the chance of an unsuccessful dream Is it really worth it? To feel that pain in the end 'Cause of the wasted years of your life Trying to succeed in that one thing That so many others have also tried and failed, as well The question though is The pain that we feel from All these struggles in life Is it really worth it? I understand we only live once But is it all really worth it? ~~~ I've been reading this book,  lost in the life of this author... I had to share some part of it... so you can begin to know him... Didn't even ask his permission Must begin to...