I am hopeful again. With the economy in shambles, the health not keeping up, kids growing; this is probably a good sign. If you often feel like you are making rounds in a struggle to survive and have recurring doubts, read this book. It will make you hopeful.
30 years before Ram Dass told us the importanc of meditation. Those were days in which East was exotic and it was almost another religion which many embraced heartily. The same Ram Dass, comes back now with a forceful insight into survival. He is no longer the one who is going all out to help people, to make them aware, giving speeches, speaking at gatherings. Instead, since his stroke in 1997, he is now more into a survival mode. But That; he wants us to understand; is the key. He has managed to survive. And by that he does not mean that he managed to live. He managed to keep his faculties with him. All of them. He is still witty (as will be evident in the book), he does not indulge into self-pity but states his helplessness during the period after the stroke as matters of fact and something which is just another hurdle to cross. Fascinating read. Go for it!