““Turning, he wondered about the room as he looked it over. In all likelihood, it probably housed slaves before the servants. Slaves. People in bondage with seemingly no way out. No, it hadn’t been easy to get from there to here. But standing here, Eric knew he was in a far different place than they had been. He could make his own decisions, chart his own course. He could chose his own destiny. Because of their sacrifices, because of their faith to continue even when life looked utterly hopeless, because of their heart, he had the life he now lived. Somehow, he had never been grateful enough for that, but from this moment on, he would never make that mistake again.””
