I must admit, growing up in the big city life was not exactly always easy. In fact there was an extremely dark point in my life where I was concerned with what to do with myself and simply kept getting knocked down to the point where I didn't know what to do with myself. Back in June 2014, I had finally graduated high school and a time of celebration quickly turned dark for me. This was the point everything started to change, my closest friends were moving away, I had broken up with my girlfriend of four years as she was going to college elsewhere and I guess you could say I was somewhat an emotional wreck.That two month break before college was one of the hardest moments of my life for me, as i constantly thought about were I went wrong and how things around me were simply getting worse. Each day was getting more and more painful to the point where I almost did not want to get out of bed in the morning, however one day while browsing YouTube I came across a video regarding something called "Pokemon Reborn." I had a lot of time on my hands and decided to give the game a try, and I must say it truly changed my life. As I got through each challenge I thought to myself..if I can get past a challenge like the ones I am facing in reborn why cant I cant past them in my real life? Reborn taught me that falling and losing was simply a part of life, and getting up and facing challenges is what makes us human. Plaything through reborn taught me how to overcome challenges and that when faced with them, keep trying because they are simply roadblocks that get in your way. After joining the community I also managed to meet many friendly people and realized that there were some great people out there who had gone through similar things such as me. A few months later here I stand, a first year college student completely content with life. I have managed to face my demons and sadness, and although things come my way I am able to tackle them. I have made new friends, found someone else to shower with my love, and found out more about myself. This is not a thread to ask you guys to pity me, it is simply a thread to thank everyone in the community involved and Amethyst herself. Reborn, really I don't know where I would be without you, and not too sound emotional but if I never discovered you I might not have been sitting in this computer in my chair and for the first time in a long time feeling happiness. Here ends my little love letter to Reborn, anyone that has ever felt the same way I hope you can relate to me, and everyone in the community be proud you are part of such an amazing thing.