While some sought money, fame, or education, or some other goal or theme in their books and writing, the author focused and aimed his sights on the experiences garnered in life; and to the best of his ability, he was a seeker of the supreme power of the universe. Conscious union with God had actually always been of great importance for Richard, since he first thought about such things at an early age. It seemed simple and basic enough for Richard to regard it as a pillar to his real goal of eternal happiness. The idea is that The Metamorphosis of the worm into butterfly (Papillion) involves...