We are frustrated and angry about the life we make for ourselves and the life others impose upon us, but we do not find the courage to think and behave differently. Youth, in particular, must make decisions about many life dilemmas and struggle with their torturous doubts. In addition, if they ever arrive at the intersection of wisdom paths, they must decide whether they wish to change their ways of thinking and living for transcendence to the real world. It would be by far the hardest decision that any individual faces in his/her life. That is, can s/he, and how, rid him/herself from the...

These fifteen interrelated essays and short stories depict a rather full cycle of the protagonist's life in an abstract style. They contain a mass of actual events and perplexing thoughts that have propelled the course of my lousy life, but also made it bearable and even interesting on some days. Our mundane experiences best reveal the peculiarities of our habits, cultures, and minds, but also our resilience and coping mechanisms. They show the intricacy of human nature, ego, and spirit firsthand, which authors strive to capture in their tales. For example, the rather odd story of Trumpet Man...

Soon we should agree that humans' natural qualities do not match their common (idealistic) perception of themselves, and that this mental incongruity accounts for most of our personal and interpersonal problems. In addition, the characteristics of the environments we have gradually built around ourselves make it impossible for us to converge with either our natural or idealistic view of a human. Nevertheless, it seems as if we must face the same old cliche, 'Who are we?' even more seriously now, in order to detect the origin of our personal and social problems. Our findings would then make us...

This trilogy raises many unsettling questions about life and the dilemmas of living. We humans (our spirits in fact) seem determined to resolve all those mysteries like a sacred mission embedded in our psyche. Obviously, the main question is about the creation of this incredibly complex, yet orderly universe. We like to rely on logic and mathematics to explain this amazing phenomenon, but more crucially, understand humans' imaginary importance in the midst of this horrendous creation. To do so, we apply common sense, philosophy, psychology, theology, and other disciplines to come to terms...

We are frustrated and angry about the life we make for ourselves and the life others impose upon us, but we do not find the courage to think and behave differently. Youths, in particular, must make decisions about many life dilemmas and struggle with their torturous doubts. In addition, if they ever arrive at the intersection of wisdom paths, they must decide whether they wish to change their ways of thinking and living for transcendence to the real world. It would be by far the hardest decision that any individual faces in his/her life. That is, can s/he, and how, rid him/herself from the...

Description: The Nature of Love and Relationships studies the fast-deteriorating situation of relationships in modern societies with the objective of finding practical solutions. It is a comprehensive book about man/women relationships that is developed based on scientific facts, but written in a simple language for the general public. Contrary to the present approach to address the symptoms of relationship conflicts, this book explores the deep-rooted problems of relationships as a pandemic. It is written for the understanding of the general public, although the discussions are based on...

Description: The Nature of Love and Relationships studies the fast-deteriorating situation of relationships in modern societies with the objective of finding practical solutions. It is a comprehensive book about man/women relationships that is developed based on scientific facts, but written in a simple language for the general public. Contrary to the present approach to address the symptoms of relationship conflicts, this book explores the deep-rooted problems of relationships as a pandemic. It is written for the understanding of the general public, although the discussions are based on...