A Life Once Lived

From the moment he was born, his life was unlike anyone else's. His mother had too little milk when he was a swaddling infant, and even the basic needs of food and warmth went unmet. At eighteen, he was 163 centimeters tall and weighed less than 40 kilograms. He worked hard enough, yet never made it into an ordinary high school. Instead, he entered a military preparatory class, setting him on a path that was bound to lead to a life as a young hoodlum.