The very first book I had the great fortune to read on my new Kindle was "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates". This was an incredible story about the choices we make every single day. Wes Moore, the author, is a Rhodes Scholar and White House Fellow. When he was home visiting his family in Baltimore he read an article about a man that was on trial for felony murder. Ironically, this man's name was also Wes Moore. Instead of overlooking this coincidence, Wes (the author) was spurred on to investigate this man's life. Wes ended up visited him in prison and pieced together the story of their separate but parallel lives. This story hit home in a lot of different ways. Although my life does not look like the journey of either of these men, there was so many universal truths that were touched on like love, family, education, and self-control. I have had so many opportunities in my life, and what that really boils down to is a lot of choices. Things can change in an instant for better or worse. Wes's story is inspiring and frustrating at the same time, because you can clearly see how easy things can be different.
