Nov 02, 2005 01:18 PM
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A happily married couple ...... husband a celebrity, wife a war correspondent.
All of a sudden the wife Esther leaves home without a word told. Police is informed, all places searched.....but absolutely no clue....passport is taken. But why did Esther walk away from a so-called successful happy married life.
The author is just heart-broken. Esther was always taken for granted when she was around, but now her absence was a tough choice.
The author then decides to find peace and some inspiration to move on with life and decides to do what his Esther wanted him to do always - Write a book.....
Now the topic and inspiration to write the book was needed and the author takes the trip on road to Santigo and the book (which was the author's dream and Esther's choice tooo) is written. Its nothing but the affection he feels for a wife who has left him abruptly. The main person whom the author hates is a young guy whom he feels is responsible for Esther's sudden disappearance.
The book gives an insight to a person's life and how he decides to find happiness. All people with whom Esther has had some contact or correspondence have received a blood stained shirt piece which was given to Esther by an injured soldier. But being Esther's husband, such a piece was not with him which was of utmost surprise to many.
The author undertakes the journey of life, finding peace and happiness and unlimited success on its path.
He then realizes the different moments of his married life and finds the flaws which always went unnoticed but now needs a remedy inorder to get back his true love - his wife Esther.
The book also talks about the Favour Bank concept, where-in small acts of help rendered at some time is accumalated in a bank and comes into aid in times of trouble.
A good book, which makes us feel that there is a lot in the journey of life. It raises a lot of questions which one must ask onself and the answers also need to be given by self.
I particularly liked this favour bank concept and also another small gist in the book where the author talks about a small story.
Two men returning after a hard day's work. One man's face is absolutely dirty and the other has a clean face. Who would be the first person to wash his face.
A lot of us would feel that it would the person with a dirty face, but the fact is it will be the person with a clean face. The clean face person on looking at the dirty face would feel that since he is so dirty, he might also be dirty and rushes to wash the face; but the dirty face person on seeing the clean face, feels that since he is clean , there is no need to clean himself.
Life has a lot to offer, it depends on the individual's attitude and the way of looking at things. Only then each of us can find our Zahir.
To add on ''Attitude is the mind's paintbrush, it can paint any color''.
-----------A must read book at some point .....................
