Preface (part II)
Grace is Universal
from Part I, “...both being avatars of Divine grace and love.”]
That revelation led me down another road to discover why seemingly dissimilar cultures could come up with the same complex concepts. Ultimately my attention centered on Africa during the Greco-Egyptian era of Ptolemy about 300-25 BC which is a cradle of Western Civilization and a wellspring of culture.
However, my interest is not just about the intellect and antiquity it is also about finding mystic treasures in familiar places and unappreciated goodness in our everyday life. I began this project around 2015 and soon found that developing lengthy observations between travel and studio work was unlikely.
I had used inspirational daily reading books for decades so the idea came to me that I should write relevant bytes that were full of impact and inspiration all in as few characters as possible. This would allow the reader to absorb the material in the precious free time of a busy day. The selections in this book are not always agreeable. They will at times challenge conventional thinking. They may be delightful, perplexing, mystical, and occasionally humorous more like a tapestry than a cookbook. Insights will be woven together by the observer not the author. The goal is to enable new thoughts in the reader opening other roads to explore.
The illustration in this book are all original pen and ink drawing accomplished by my wife Annie. They are not meant to mimic any single meditation but are to render a wrap around context that places the book in the timeless world of ideas.
February 2021
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