Description
I believe that this life on Earth isn’t my first rodeo. I chose to leave the place I call HOME to avail myself of the opportunities that might exist here which would allow me to learn the lessons I assigned myself when I was HOME. HOME is where I came from and HOME is where I’ll go when I’ve left this body.
Is that too woo woo for you? Hopefully not because this book isn’t really woo woo at all. I see this book as being very practical.
This isn’t a scholarly work with an extensive bibliography at the end, so if you’re looking for something academic this book isn’t for you. Even though I’m fairly well educated and reasonably well read in an eclectic sort of way, what I’ve learned about being human hasn’t come from schools or books. I’m not saying that education and reading haven’t been valuable, but experience is also a great teacher.
I see this book as a series of conversations between you and me. As I write I imagine that I’m talking with you; maybe we’re sitting down and visiting over a cup of coffee or tea. Because we’re having a conversation, I’ll also be taking liberties with language and grammar to accommodate the casual aspect of me talking with you. I admit that the English teacher in me is having a hard time not editing as if this were a formal approach, but she’ll just have to get over herself and lighten up a bit.
This book is also a kind of “hit and run” approach to the topic of being human. Each chapter could be an entire book in itself-and in some cases already is, written by another author with a different approach-but my intent here is to simply stimulate your interest and present a variety of topics for your consideration. I’d like you to think about the ideas I’ll present to you and then form your own opinion as to their validity for you. Imagine that you’re in line at a buffet, and each chapter is presented as a food you can sample. I hope you’ve had enough to eat by the time you finish reading. If you find yourself wanting to revisit the buffet to have more of a particular dish, then I’ll feel as though I’ve really given you food for thought. (Forgive the cliché metaphor. I must be hungry as I’m writing this.)
You might wish that you’d been given this field guide when you first arrived, but part of being human involves dealing with limitations, and since most babies don’t read there’s a time lag to consider. Not to worry; readiness is everything. As a baby you probably didn’t need a field guide yet because the spirit in you was running the show, but by now you’ve probably forgotten why you’re here and how to successfully experience being human. This book might come in handy as a way to jog your memory a bit about why you’re here, and my words might even help you become a more successful human being.
