I did not know Michael, and I can't say if I have ever known a kid like him. I don't know if he was a video gamer and like to sew for instance. I don't know if he had a significant other or was focused on college.
I don't know if HVAC was his dream or his way out. I don't know if he knew. You see each one of us are individuals with our own idiosyncratic habits, our strange crushes, our unusual personal dichotomies. It is what makes us unique, and worth getting to know.
Me, personally, I played most major sports growing up, but honestly, my favorite TV channel is Food Network. I also do hair and makeup and fashion, and am a former model. None of that makes me a valuable person-my value is inherent at birth.
And maybe we forget that in this country-