Tony sat there for a bit, his back leaning against the trunk of the tree. He was picking at random strings for a moment. "Everything has a meaning and a purpose in life. That's what my grandfather use to say to me all the time." he started to say. "When I was little, I was raised by just my mother, my father left me to God knows where... I never had a father figure to help teach me anything a father should have taught their son. My mother was all I had at the time." he started to say. "Growing up, I was constantly being beaten. Not by my mother, no, she was a kind and wonderful woman that I was blessed to have in my life... Students at my schools would always beat me up. I was the weakling, you could say. The easiest target to approach." He continued to pick at the strings some more, then stopped and lifted his head to look at Roslyn. "Then... as time flew by, my mother was in the hospital for a Respiratory infection. We didn't have the money to cover the treatment, so I would work at the Cafe as long as I could, get money to help support my mother, to get her treated so she would be able to live and breathe another day..."<br/><br/>He was quiet for a moment, remembering his past like this was horrible. "Sadly, she passed away while I was at work... She was a woman who told me to keep Hoping for the future, to not give up. She too didn't give up, she fought as hard and as long as she could go... And finally, she decided it was time, I guess you could say..." Tony lowered his head a bit, wanting to cry, but he didn't, he remained strong. "That's what the Hope means... As for the Eternity one, it means to bring joy or happiness to those who need it most. To support those who need a shoulder to lean on, someone to listen. For all eternity, there will always be someone there to listen even when you don't think anyone will. With that life of getting beaten up... I told myself that there would be someone someday, and that I just would have to wait... for all eternity... I'd give all the love I'd have towards that special person who'd sit and listen. Let them know that, being alone like I was when I was in high school, when my mother passed away. Let them know that.. everything is alright..."