Eric, now a quiet teenage KENTUCKY BOY, matures as a young adult and still has a problem of handling hurts directed at him because of an early age slight speech impediment. His speech has greatly improved, but he copes with the perceived hurts the same way: silence, withdrawal, and isolation. Because of Eric's simple rural lifestyle, he used nature's splendid beauty to console his emotions. Eric learned to respect and love nature from an early age...