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According to the Book of Genesis, God created the world in seven days. Like all books, this one, too, is open to interpretation. Faith to Fortune is Yaron’s interpretation of these seven days, but instead of considering the religious context, he has taken a philosophical route. He has compared the step-wise creation of the world to the growth and development of human awareness. Every chapter begins with a line from Genesis. What follows is the in-depth discussion of what that particular line means in the context of Awareness, Consciousness and Subconsciousness. To make his point clearer, the writer has used various verses from The Bible and presented them in new light.
The writing style in this book is conversational. The writer is talking to you, explaining things to you. In the preface, he has given a glimpse of his life’s story, his struggles and all the things he has been through to get where he’s at now. I believe that a lot of people will find his story relatable because most people go through such things in life. So, right from the start, you’ll feel connected to what the writer has to say, and this is the biggest plus point of this book. It has got one of the best writing styles I have ever seen in the non-fiction genre. If the author had chosen any other way to write this book, it might not have worked out as effectively as this one did.
Even though it delves deep into the philosophical zone, it never becomes difficult to understand what the writer means. Now, this doesn’t mean that the writing is mundane or boring, at any point. In fact, it is like a friend explaining the most intricate things to you in the simplest manner. Sometimes, the writer directs the talk right at you. Like the line, “I know you are a fast learner”. It makes you think that the writer knows you. You feel personally connected to everything he says. More than once, I found myself nodding to something that was written in the book. This is the level of captivity generated by Yaron’s writing. You feel like you are physically there, right next to him, while he is saying all these things to you.
Also, nothing is overdone here. The writer hasn’t tried to elaborate anything unnecessarily. Some chapters are ten pages long, while others take just one or two pages to make the point. This indicates that there is a logical reasoning behind everything, and nothing is needlessly more than what it should be.
The relevance of this book lies in the fact that it is not limited to the people of one religion. It is for everyone. If you have read The Bible, then this will provide a fresh perspective to all the things that you already know. It will provide a deeper, and different, meaning to things. Perhaps, it might coincide with your own ideas. For the people of other religions, like me, this will be the window to a new understanding. Your unfamiliarity will not create any hurdle in grasping the essence of this book. You might even find some similarities between your faith and the writer’s point of view. Just as he has crafted his own interpretation out of some other book, you can also interpret this book in your own way. It all depends on your perspective.
In case you are an atheist, this might be even more enjoyable. As the writer says, “A little poetry never hurt anyone.” Similarly, a fresh perspective will do you no harm. This book deals with the spiritual aspect, rather than the religious one. It is about the entity of human beings, and not about a certain religious standpoint or what a religion propagates. The lines of this book strike all the right chords. Some are simple, yet so meaningful that once you read a line, you’ll stop to think about it for a minute. It provides some awesome quotes to live by. You can make a poster out of these lines and stick them on your walls for daily motivation.
The only thing that bothered me about this book was the construction of a few sentences. Sometimes, the writing became long-winded which made it hard to understand the meaning in one go. While it was not that bad a thing, it did hinder the flow of reading. Since the problem wasn’t too frequent, I choose to ignore it. My rating for this book is 4 out of 4 stars. The writer has presented an ecstatic point of view. Honestly, it feels like he has reached some sort of cosmic clarity, and he is trying to pass on this positivity to others. If you need some motivation, or if you want to make sense of all the things that have been happening in your life, read this book. It will change your perspective. If not drastically, then at least a bit.
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Faith To Fortune
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