Your tender heart does you great credit, Okiegrad but, like John Bunyan's Pilgrim, I think he'll weather the trials and tribulations and arrive in 'paradise' cleansed and whole. [No, I am not being facetious. While I can't take most of Bunyan's moral arguments seriously, the principle of the arduous journey that teaches one to appreciate the 'good' things while strengthening the inner man, is valid.] so... Yes and no...[to the last statement] He's met some wonderful people, & he's a very smart guy. Without valleys there are no mountains. It is commonly suspected that much of the current ennui that leads to excess in sex, behaviour and drugs, is due to growing up in a life of ease and comfort, with all whims satisfied, few real challenges.