During the past few years, the authors have experienced profound changes in their lives. They have found out what life is all about. They had thought it was about roses and 'happily ever after', but now they know it is about people and how we treat each other. Through intense conversations on lessons learned in life, their eyes have been opened by the 'prick' of the thorn in human nature. They conducted focus groups across the country to determine if they were hitting the mark with the Prick Index.