A Message of Hope...
Virginia Tech. Sandy Hook. Charleston. Orlando. Las Vegas.
How long will the epidemic continue? Will it get worse before it gets better? Is there anything we can do to rid ourselves of this terrible disease?
A Hero Dreams is a novel that offers a message of hope to a world too often afflicted by fear, anger, political divisiveness, mass shootings, and other forms of horrific violence. It's a work of visionary fiction that explores, through the eyes of a 10-year-old boy, the age-old problem of violence. Visionary, because the story challenges the reader to consider the possibility…the possibility of peace…of inner peace, peace within our neighborhoods and communities, and yes, even the possibility of global peace…
These issues are, of course, timely and important. The world we live in seems to be increasingly fragmented and divisive, not only in our political discourse, but in the manner in which we treat people we view as somehow different from us, based on race, gender, religious belief, etc.
It is my personal belief that the discord and violence will come to an end only when we embrace the simple truth that each of us is an integral part of an interconnected, interdependent whole...
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How long will the epidemic continue? Will it get worse before it gets better? Is there anything we can do to rid ourselves of this terrible disease?
A Hero Dreams is a novel that offers a message of hope to a world too often afflicted by fear, anger, political divisiveness, mass shootings, and other forms of horrific violence. It's a work of visionary fiction that explores, through the eyes of a 10-year-old boy, the age-old problem of violence. Visionary, because the story challenges the reader to consider the possibility…the possibility of peace…of inner peace, peace within our neighborhoods and communities, and yes, even the possibility of global peace…
These issues are, of course, timely and important. The world we live in seems to be increasingly fragmented and divisive, not only in our political discourse, but in the manner in which we treat people we view as somehow different from us, based on race, gender, religious belief, etc.
It is my personal belief that the discord and violence will come to an end only when we embrace the simple truth that each of us is an integral part of an interconnected, interdependent whole...
Website
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