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People behind the book
Editing a book of this nature can be likened to playing the role of midwife at the birth of something infinitely precious that has been a long, long time in the making.
For those who have never been involved in this kind of activity, it is worth noting that the process both fragments and unifies things as the editing progresses. Sections are dealt with separately and sentences are agonized over to ensure that their meaning is retained. In this case there was also the over-riding instinctive feeling that above all the message had to be kept simple. Knowing the author, James, as I do made this task a great deal easier in some ways and more complex in others. This then, is the background to my ultimate reaction to the messages contained in Crossing the Nonsense Divide.
It is interesting to note that it took Suzanna to finally get things moving in the author’s mind, and then a move of continent to allow these thoughts to emerge in a format which can be shared by all. So, even in the writing of the book, James himself has had to deal with “nonsense” which he indirectly shares with us, and which is, I think, one of the reasons that the message is so powerful.
Whatever we, as individuals, wish to call the events which have gone to make up our lives and have thus influenced us--history, baggage, or even nonsense—there is no doubt that we all, at one time or another, will have to deal with issues, confront our demons, overcome our fears and just get on with walking the road. James gives us a road map, a “how-do-I-do-it” kind of manual which is both challenging and encouraging. We are challenged to take that first step, to recognise/face/deal with the nonsense, and then, avoiding the pitfalls, we are guided onto the “oh so simple” road, which is where we were meant to be in the first place. We are encouraged to learn that this can be done, and finally we are mystified at the simplicity of it all, once that first, tentative step has been taken.
If this book is read and used as it is intended to be, less people would need psycho-analysts and tranquilizers, and more people would be filled with the simple joy of living, or , perhaps it should be, the joy of living simply.
Julie Hattingh |
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