Until the civil war of the 1960's was brought into our living room via television, I never even knew there were "races" of people. My parents had friends of every nationality and never was there a reference made to their color or religion. People were people.

I wasn't even curious about skin color. I was truly born with a silver spoon in my mouth. Oh, it isn't that we had a lot of money. Many dinners consisted of fried potatoes and gravy. It's just that both my mom and my dad taught me about real wealth, which is a love for all mankind. I was taught to pray when I could barely walk, and that instilled faith has kept me going through many tears and trials, some of which were self-inflicted.

I thank God for my color blind parents who were the richest people I've ever known.