"Why do you live?" he asked me.
"What do you mean because I live?"
"What are you living for? What do you want over here on the ground above."
Patrick spoke very simply. To get along, I had to think more like a little kid.
"I had a goal, but I think I achieved it. I became what I wanted. I created a large advertising agency, one of the largest in my country. I made a lot of money, and even more when I sold her. All the newspapers wrote about me. I became popular in a day."
“If you have achieved your purpose, why are you not happy and afraid of death? Wasn't that the true purpose of your life? I think that if you had achieved the purpose of your life nothing could scare you anymore. You'd be full."
The fear of death, the personal purpose of each person, the role of material goods, the importance of spiritual goods, human relationships, life's trials and risks, are the ingredients of this book.
The millionaire Kevin and his "Persistent Monkey", who eventually becomes his best friend, lead us on an inner journey in search of the essence, peace, second chance and the meaning of life. Kevin found it. You;
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The protagonist, like another Phileas Fogg, abolishes borders and continents in 3 weeks of continuous travel. From a millionaire he transforms into a little prince and discovers new worlds that leave their mark on him.
A reference to the capitalist world, consumerism and vanity that created and shaped a man, in his absence. Imprisoned in the value of money and his professional rise and fame, trapped in his own mind, struggling with his loneliness and fears. Everything is ephemeral after all. And the path to understand it depends on how high or low we have reached. The dominant theme of the book is death, but without references to heartbreaking and psychologically devastating events. Enough of the fear of death, the anticipation of it, the inability to avoid it.
"There are many ways to live after you're dead, and to die while you're living, my child."