Review: A Refreshing Breath of Meaning and Enlightenment
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 11, 2014
The past few years have been a time of existential exploration for me, and this is yet another perspective and literary addition to the growing pile of insights and ideas that I have accumulated. Griffith's work stands out, however, as most of my intake in recent years has urged some sort of spirituality, whether it is in the form of a higher power or otherwise. This book focused far more on the internal strength that all of us can tap into if we are willing to make the journey into self-discovery. I consider myself an independent person, and while I take the advice of others, I have always been an agnostic/atheist in terms of spirituality. I feel that Griffiths hits home with her words and I found myself engaging with every chapter in different ways. Although I was familiar with the term "ox-herding", I had never seen the pictures, not understood what the individual significance of each image/idea was. I think that the author explained some traditionally complex theories of life in accessible ways, and couched them in a very engaging story. This was only fantasy to a certain point; if anything, this was a book of philosophy with a narrative framework to make it easier for some readers to digest. If you are looking for answers, or are simply someone who enjoys seeing things from new perspectives as you move through life, then this relatively short yet surprisingly powerful book should always be in your bag for easy access, or at the very least, on your shelf, so you can reach for it when the hard questions of life rear their ugly heads. A Great Achievement for a first-time author. Superb.