Vivek Rajan Vivek

How are you living your life? What is the best way to live your life? We can get so bogged down in fundamental questions that don't bring easy answers that maybe at some point we stop asking those kind of questions. Then a book like this comes along and asks all those questions all over again. We may not read further because we are so familiar with the questions. However, it's not the familiarity of the questions that will surprise you: what will amaze you is the originality of the answers. Dare yourself not to be mentally and philosophically provoked!… (meer)

This book is perhaps one of the most original and unique reads that I have read in a long time. It is a book filled with vast amounts of metaphors and symbols that draw a picture of simplicity. It is a story about a man named Doku and his journey toward a life of happiness and peace. He is a person that seeks inner calmness and questions why he cannot succeed in everyday transactions. On his journey of enlightenment the readers learn that in order for Doku to truly be happy he must accept himself for who he is. If Doku cannot love himself than he cannot love another. This book was a challenge for me in many ways. It was both a step in the opposite direction of what I normally read or think about in everyday life. I found myself appreciating what the author was writing about and found myself agreeing with just about everything. I believe the author had a very important message for the reader and that is of self-respect. There were portions of the book that were a little more challenging to read, but I managed to pull through and I am glad I did. I do think a couple sections were a little slow, but I still find value in the book. I want to thank both the author and goodreads for sending this book to me. I really appreciate the opportunity to read something different and I plan on passing it on to someone else.… (meer)