Review: Awesome Insight
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 17, 2014
From the Abyss II written by John Emil Augustine.  The second book in a series continuing on with his life in a relationship of honesty and survival.  John has the unique flavor of writing in a way that he opens himself up inviting the reader to experience with him all of life's secrets, sorrows and joy.  It almost makes you feel like  voyeur.  He is very careful to stay on track so you experience each piece of the puzzle as it unravels for one to understand.Forget his writing style (which is superb, after all he is a teacher), John has an incredibly understanding of human nature.  It is as if he understands all the sciences involving mankind from birth to death and his incredible ability to see through the mirk and mire of little children and old and frumpy adults.  This understanding does not come natural for most people.  He understands what motivations are, why people act the way they do, what our hierarchy in life is like, picking out the bullies from those who really do have respect for what all humans need.  And its available to him as a teacher who understands the need for everyone to feel important including his family.  What is amazing is his respect of those who reveal the goodness of themselves and his desire to let them know.He doesn't pretend to be perfect but understands his own flaws and how it relates to him as a man, husband, father, teacher and friend.  He has a real gift of seeing the bigger picture in a world that can only see past one own nose.  For example: With his stepson he describes the power struggle because all children needs boundaries, and when he begins to see where the marriage went off course and why, dealing with a psycho X-wife and still maintaining his ever presence stability for his son,  and his job.His grasp of being intimate.  "Intimate means the relationship goes deeper than the surface relationship you have with. . ."  Not a sexual intimacy but like when you become valued at your job, or you become valued as an honest friend who doesn't use you.  He has an incredible insight into the truth of living.  I have become so impressed with some of his defining of human nature I have highlighted them for my own understanding.  Why because I am a Psychiatrist  always in training and John rocks.  This book is an excellent book of Human Relationships and one to read if you are considering marriage and/or divorcee.