At different stages of my youth, I followed Hinduism, Islam and various cults. Suffice to say, I mixed with bad company and became very violent. My parents took me to India under the pretext of a visit but actually used the trip to put me into a hostel. The hostel was a prison for me. I lost all my friends and was in a new world that I could not relate to . . . .this depressed me further and made me more violent. My affinity for heavy metal music further darkened me: I could hear sublimal messages in the music. I even went out to the woods at night to connect with spirits. I had become a nightmare to my family, school and most people I came into contact with . . . but God lovingly brought me 'home' and made something beautiful of my life.