Micah shrugged. “Once you understand what makes people tick, you can help bring them into brighter lives. If all human beings lived like that, the world would be a different place. One day, I was sitting on the beach in Santa Cruz, my bare feet in the sand, gazing out over the blue water, and I just had this vision of a world where every organism functioned together and every human being strived for full potential.” He looked wistful. “Ever since then, I’ve been working toward building a place like this.”
Originally, I had several chapters from Micah's point-of-vew, explaining who he was, his background, and those elements that contributed to him playing the role he does. I was disappointed that they didn't fit into the final version of the novel, but I tried to include some of the more salient bits here.
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