Hayden Christensen and Kate Bosworth were fun but this was the real story

Rick Jackson

took the stage at the fabulous Fox Theatre with a host of prominent friends including

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal

and

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle

, Grammy-winning artist

Michael W. Smith

and Emmy-winning broadcaster

Monica Pearson

.

“I want to talk to you,” Jackson said, directing his comments to the top tiers of the theater. “I know the pain you are experiencing. You wonder, why is this happening? Why does nobody love me? This is not your fault. You are worthy.”

He was speaking to the foster children in the audience, who came to the movie premiere at his invitation. But in a sense he was also speaking to a young boy hiding in the balcony, where his abusive, alcoholic mother would leave him for hours — his childhood self.

Click here to read Jackson's story, which he shared in Sunday's Personal Journey, "The Self-Made Philanthropist."