Congratulations to those who've made it and congratulations to those who've begun.

TRP is a difficult path but in our hearts we know it's the right one. More than any single group or person, I thank TRP and its community the most for the man I've become today.

As a man, I strive for attachment and security and I question the many systems in place that challenge my rights to these concepts.

Like all of you, I've always felt something was off about the world and the society we live in. Like many of you, my troubled background catalyzed my realizations.

As men, we are expected to figure out the problems we face by ourselves. We are expected to toil without complain and be disposed of when necessary. There are very few places of discourse for the ideas we want to challenge and others we want to spread. Even amongst many of my friends, I find very few willing to talk about the state of the world and how that will affect our ability to be successful in our careers as well as our personal lives.

I know now that I'm not crazy for thinking the things I do and that there are so many more out there with the same questions and even fewer with answers.

But know that I, and others, are out there. I may not know your face, and I may not know your name, but you are in my thoughts and prayers. May you be the master of your own destiny. If our paths may cross, may we form an everlasting brotherhood.