Testimonials
Below is a collection of testimonials about David’s two books that David has received via e-mail since first publishing his book about the meaning of life (Unity in Diversity: a new dawn) in 2015 and since first publishing his book of poems and musings (Prayers for a New Millennium) in 2017. David received these testimonials from people all over the world. Most of these people had purchased his books from him at a place called the Lincoln Road Mall in Miami Beach, where David sells his books from his wheelchair (David is disabled and spends most of his days in a wheelchair. Click on this link to see photos of David with people who have purchased his books from him on Lincoln Road). In the introductory statement of each of these testimonials, where you see “UID” it refers to David’s book about the meaning of life (Unity in Diversity: a new dawn) and where you see “PRAYERS” it refers to David’s book of poems and musings (Prayers for a New Millennium). The dates included in these introductory statements refer to the date that David received the e-mail that includes the given testimonial. Feel free to contact David at his e-mail address ([email protected]) with your own testimonial regarding either of his books if you wish to appear in this collection of testimonials. These testimonials are listed in the order that they were received starting with the most recent one that David received.
This comment about PRAYERS is from a woman named Lydia from New York (3/25/2024):
What truly sets the book “Prayers for a New Millennium” apart is its ability to distill life’s complexity into beautifully crafted verses. In a world filled with noise and chaos, “Prayers for a New Millennium” serves as a gentle reminder to pause, reflect, and appreciate the beauty inherent in the everyday. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone seeking solace, enlightenment, or simply a deeper understanding of what it means to be alive. I’m grateful for the opportunity to have met David and to have read his work.
Lydia
New York (3/25/2024)
This comment about UID is from a man named Mark from Massachusetts (3/17/2024):
Unity in Diversity has done something for me that hundreds of previous books that I have read on the meaning of life have never done: ended my search… I have found it! Thank you, David. Your life and your incredible words are truly your message and needs to be heard by all of humanity.
Mark
Massachusetts (3/17/2024)
This comment about PRAYERS is from a man named Daniel from Pittsburgh (2/5/2024):
My name is Daniel and we met on Lincoln Road about a year or two ago. I am writing to you to let you know that I really loved your book of poems and musings. It is full of really meaningful poems that resonate with me. Thank you so much for having shared it with me.
Daniel
Pittsburgh (2/5/2024)
This comment about UID is from a man named Richard from Indiana (5/2/2023):
I read your book and I was impressed by how you used examples for readers to have a better understanding of every topic you discussed in this book. It was clever to start with the subject about our connection to God. It reminded me of my younger years because I tended to place my hands in a bucket of water and wait until I could not feel my hands in the water. I never thought that it could be used to clearly differentiate consciousness and beingness. That was brilliant.
Richard
Indiana (5/2/2023)
This comment about UID is from a woman named Ana-Maria from Romania (11/15/2022):
My name is Ana-Maria and I live in Romania. I met David just before the great lockdown of 2020, while I was on vacation in Miami Beach, and since then he has been one of my best friends, my English teacher, and an inspiration to me. His life story and his ability to adapt to a new reality that makes sense is amazing. I read the book with him for English practice on Skype and I had the opportunity to understand every word and every metaphor. His book is a revelation for me, a reconnection with my inner self, and with my essence. I strongly believe that David is the voice of many souls who are experiencing or have experienced awakening. For a very long time I felt like "I'm a citizen of the world", but when I saw it written in black and white in his book, it was a confirmation that I'm not the only one who feels this way, who wants peace in the world, who wants to live in joy, and to do all one can to live in joy. The "World Without Walls" project is exactly what humanity needs to transcend from this fictional form of peace, joy of life, love, and unity, to awaken to something real and meaningful. It's like a manifesto, like an invitation to change, and I know that the changes start individually and then they expand to the group level. Thank you, David, for your love for life, for humanity, and for sharing all your personal and revealing ideas with us.
Ana-Maria
Romania (11/15/2022)
This comment about UID is from a man named Eduardo from Montréal (10/26/2022):
I just finished reading your book Unity in Diversity. It's the best book I have read in my life. I really enjoyed reading page 13 where you explain the interdependency of consciousness and being. And I don't fully understand everything but it makes sense that consciousness and being are interconnected. I felt enlightened.
Eduardo
Montréal (10/26/2022)
This comment about UID is from a woman named Christine from Pennsylvania (8/10/2022):
I met the author when I was walking around Miami Beach and he was selling copies from his wheelchair. As soon as I met him and read the back cover of his book, I knew I had to buy a copy. And let me tell you, Unity in Diversity did not disappoint. Every page made my heart smile, gave me hope, and showed how we can, together, make a difference in this world. Even though the book was written a few years ago, I believe it's even more timely in today's world. Do yourself a favor and read this book!
Christine
Pennsylvania (8/10/2022)
This comment about UID is from a woman named Katherine from Virginia (6/25/2022):
I finished your book Unity in Diversity and I loved it! I was fascinated by your accident and how you say you “won the lottery” because it forced you to go inward. I would never have assumed that, but when you explained why, I totally got it! Especially when you said you no longer had to fight the debilitating disease of busyness. That really struck me. I was most grateful for your ability to pay your gift of perspective forward.
Katherine
Virginia (6/25/2022)
These two comments about UID are from a man (an author) named Bill from Houston (5/23/2022 and 5/25/2022):
The time I spent with you yesterday was very special and I was very moved. My wife and I have started reading your books and love them. They are amazing. I look forward to talking with you again. Thanks for the difference you have made in my life.
I loved reading your book. It had me look at the duality and the physics of being human. I also like what you said about life purpose and how we need to live our lives. You and I are both committed to the same thing. We both want people to return to that state of love and oneness – the “all-inclusive, unified being”. I call this state the light.
I loved reading your book. It had me look at the duality and the physics of being human. I also like what you said about life purpose and how we need to live our lives. You and I are both committed to the same thing. We both want people to return to that state of love and oneness – the “all-inclusive, unified being”. I call this state the light.
Bill
(Author) Houston (5/23/2022 and 5/25/2022)
This comment about UID and PRAYERS is from a woman named Caroline from Switzerland (3/27/2022):
I read your two books and I think they are incredible. The description of the meaning of existence in a few words is very strong. You teach us a lot in reading them.
Caroline
Switzerland (3/27/2022):
This comment about UID and PRAYERS is from a man named Amir from Iran (3/14/2022):
Your books are amazing, and I had to read some poems and STAND is you inside my head. What a terrific talent and connection you have. I am so grateful and lucky to have met you.
Amir
Iran (3/14/2022)
This comment about UID is from a man named Jay from Pennsylvania (3/12/2022):
Forgive me for not writing sooner. You definitely have an amazing story, and you have amazing wisdom and amazing gifts, talents and abilities to be able to have such a great attitude and such an amazing spirit! You have given me no excuse to have a bad day. It’s amazing you understand the meaning of life in such a deep way!
Jay
Pennsylvania (3/12/2022)
This comment about UID is from a woman named Marcy from New York (12/15/2021):
I just finished reading your book last night. I enjoyed the read and there were a number of things that stand out as reminders for me on a day to day basis. Thank you for that as you have provided me with very important tools that I will carry with me.
Marcy
New York (12/15/2021)
This comment about UID and PRAYERS is from a man named Ciaran from San Francisco (12/13/2021):
I read your books which are amazing and have a very unique perspective on spirituality and our existence that I really appreciated. You have a remarkable story, and you are an incredible inspiration. Thank you for giving back in the way you do.
Ciaran
San Francisco (12/13/2021)
This comment about UID is from a man named Paul from England (12/13/2021):
I found your book and vision hugely inspiring and would very much like to help and contribute to the projects in any way I can.
Paul
England (12/13/2021)
This comment about UID is from a man named David from New York (10/23/2021):
I finished reading Unity in Diversity. What an incredible book! The way you view consciousness, existence on a greater scale, love, unity… it all speaks so deeply to me and everything I so deeply believe. This is an incredibly powerful book that I feel grateful to have read. Thank you for sharing this special book with me.
David
New York (10/23/2021)
This comment about UID is from a man named Silvio from São Paulo (8/13/2021):
I am in love with your book… I love the way you simply described in a few words what I was feeling my whole life… It is amazing! I have already talked about it to many friends in Brazil… and everybody is curious to read it!
Silvio
São Paulo (8/13/2021)
This comment about UID is from a young woman named Malou from Denmark (8/4/2021):
I very much enjoyed reading your book and it made me think about a lot of the stuff that my dad (who was a philosopher professor) and I would talk about. I think you even look and talk like him which is why I probably also got very emotional when I read some of your book on Lincoln Road before buying it.
Malou
Denmark (8/4/2021)
This comment about UID is from a young woman named Ana from Maryland (5/10/2021):
Hi, David! I love your book! I remember you telling me that you liked hearing from your readers and I got "Unity in Diversity" possibly 2 summers ago before the pandemic. It was interesting hearing about your travels! Great job with your work!
Ana
Maryland (5/10/2021)
This comment about PRAYERS is from a young woman named Yuliya from New York (2/12/2021):
I celebrated my 15th birthday in Miami, Florida. On my last night there, my mother took me and my friend shopping to Lincoln Road, where I met you. You beckoned me over, and we had a short chat. You gave me your book of poems and musings, Prayers for a New Millennium, as a gift and asked me to read it and write to you with my feedback and thoughts. When I got home, I read about one page of your book and put it on my bookshelf, never to be touched again. Today, while deeply purging my bookshelf, I happened upon the small yellow book, and automatically remembered our meeting.
I read the entire book in one sitting. I don't even know where to start. At the ripe old age of 18, (ha-ha) I understand completely why I needed to wait so long to read your collection of poems and musings. The section titled "Have No Fear! Death Only Happens to Other People!" changed my perspective about so much in my life that I held stagnant beliefs about. It's not to say that I never had a mini existential crisis and thought about death, but I had never been afraid of it, per se. Being able to see the end of this life from a completely different perspective helped me change my way of thinking about said life.
I read the entire book in one sitting. I don't even know where to start. At the ripe old age of 18, (ha-ha) I understand completely why I needed to wait so long to read your collection of poems and musings. The section titled "Have No Fear! Death Only Happens to Other People!" changed my perspective about so much in my life that I held stagnant beliefs about. It's not to say that I never had a mini existential crisis and thought about death, but I had never been afraid of it, per se. Being able to see the end of this life from a completely different perspective helped me change my way of thinking about said life.
Yuliya
New York (2/12/2021)
This comment about UID and PRAYERS is from a woman named Gigi in New Brunswick, Canada (2/8/2020):
I am the woman who bought two books from you in Miami on Lincoln Road a few weeks ago. My name is Gigi. I just wanted to say that I have been reading your blue book about the meaning of life. I have read through it twice already! I get a new message each time. Thank you for your book. It has helped me through a very difficult period in my life. Your poetry is amazingly touching to me. We each have different struggles, and we do have a purpose. I am learning this through your book.
Gigi
New Brunswick, Canada (2/8/2020)
This comment about UID is from a young woman named Casey from South Carolina (11/19/2019):
I just wanted to share with you how much your book means to me. It has changed my life. I have always considered myself a spiritual person, and the concepts you have outlined in your book are not entirely new to me. However, the way you have put these ideas into words resonates with me in a way that I absolutely admire. You have made these very complex ideas easier for me to understand simply, and even better, they are formatted in your book in a way that is ideal to share with others. I absolutely adore it.
Casey
South Carolina (11/19/2019)
This comment about UID is from a woman named Bat-Sheva from Israel (7/29/2019):
I enjoyed reading your book so much and I’m sure I’ll get back to it again. It has influenced my mindset and it has made me ask many questions about myself, my life, my role in this world – as a parent, a teacher…
Bat-Sheva
Israel (7/29/2019)
These comments about UID and PRAYERS are from a woman named Sabine and her young daughter, named Jona, from Germany (7/25/2019):
This is Sabine. I’m Jona’s mom. She wrote you a letter, which you will find below. I’m in the process of reading your books right now and I’m really moved by your thoughts (I LOVE the New Dawn poem), and I would love to share them with some of our dearest friends living in California. We are sure that they would also be enlightened and pleased.
This is Jona. I am the girl who met you in Miami Beach when my mother and I bought two books from you on Lincoln Road. We are now back in Germany, in Berlin, our hometown. I still have summer holidays for two more weeks, though my mom had to return to work already. I am really enjoying reading your books, although I don’t understand every single thing. But maybe a bit later, when I read them over again, I will get the whole message. My mom is reading your book of poems right now, even though she is not a poem person, and once I saw her with wet eyes. She says that it makes her really think about the meaning of life and so on. She is happy that we met you and says that it was meant to be. I love the poem on page 54 of your book of poems, the one you pointed out to me.
This is Jona. I am the girl who met you in Miami Beach when my mother and I bought two books from you on Lincoln Road. We are now back in Germany, in Berlin, our hometown. I still have summer holidays for two more weeks, though my mom had to return to work already. I am really enjoying reading your books, although I don’t understand every single thing. But maybe a bit later, when I read them over again, I will get the whole message. My mom is reading your book of poems right now, even though she is not a poem person, and once I saw her with wet eyes. She says that it makes her really think about the meaning of life and so on. She is happy that we met you and says that it was meant to be. I love the poem on page 54 of your book of poems, the one you pointed out to me.
Sabine and Jona
Germany (7/25/2019)
This comment about UID is from a young woman named Marlene from New Jersey and Puerto Rico (4/7/2019):
I just wanted to let you know that I finished reading your book and wow. Your vision and idea for a World Without Walls and a website for people around the world is amazing and is very well planned.
Marlene
New Jersey and Puerto Rico (4/7/2019)
This comment about UID and PRAYERS is from a man named Craig from the UK (4/3/2019):
My name is Craig. I had the pleasure of meeting you briefly at the Lincoln Road Mall a couple of weeks ago and I bought copies of your books. I have now read them both and enjoyed them very much. Thank you.
Craig
UK (4/3/2019)
This comment about UID is from a woman named Tatiana from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil (3/17/2019):
I bought your book yesterday and it is really good! I’m reading it and I am fascinated because it connects the dots about God, life and human beings. I can tell you that your book is changing the way I see life… Thank you for the “wake me up”!
Tatiana
Rio de Janeiro in Brazil (3/17/2019)
This comment about UID is from a young woman named Tanya from Russia (1/29/2019):
I love your book and I agree with every idea.
Tanya
Russia (1/29/2019)
This comment about PRAYERS is from a young woman named Uriye from Turkey (12/31/2018):
This is Uriye, the girl with big curly hair that you see sometimes on Lincoln Road. I just wanted to tell you that I was deeply touched by your poetry. You have an amazing, beautiful soul and a great talent. I really enjoyed reading your collection of poems. Your poetry is very deep and eye opening. I wish more people would understand it. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
Uriye
Turkey (12/31/2018)
This comment about UID is from a man named Alexander (10/6/2018):
I loved the book! Also, I wanted to get another 10 copies of the book. Maybe we can meet on Lincoln Road again. Just tell me when you’ll be there.
Alexander
(10/6/2018)
This comment about PRAYERS is from a young woman named Trinity (9/3/2018):
I just finished reading your amazing poetry. And I just wanted to tell you how beautiful they all were! I am truly in love with “I Know Why”. It was just beautifully written. I hope that you are still writing poetry!
Trinity
(9/3/2018)
This comment about PRAYERS is from a man named Rashon (8/17/2018):
This is Tina’s husband. We met you on Lincoln Road and my wife Tina purchased your books. I casually picked up your Prayers for a New Millennium and was blown away! First off, I love poetry but I’m usually uninspired. There is often such lack of depth. I mean to say it does not touch my soul in a meaningful way. “If they can’t drink light poured so free perhaps they’ll take its fruit from me”. I mean wow, what a way of saying I will take the truth or light I’m striving to share with others and just live that truth and maybe they will receive the light from my walk in the light! That’s so heavy! So well said! Also, “A Poet’s Job”… “But what is needed most is soul, a soul well traveled through and through, for poets to fulfill their role and show what’s in us all to you.” That is so good. I find the most difficult thing to do it is to go within and search the soul in a naked way, then have the courage to share it in a transparent way! Your energy is so calm and confident. Clearly you have a scope that is unusual and very inspiring. So glad to have met you!
Rashon
(8/17/2018)
This comment about UID is from a woman named Zenia (8/13/2018):
I am loving your book. A good friend of mine told me long ago that the teacher only appears when the student is ready. I’ve been longing for a book like this. They should have it in every class in high school, college, and maybe elementary school. We need to educate our people.
Zenia
(8/13/2018)
This comment about PRAYERS is from a young woman named Ana from Colombia (8/5/2018):
My mother and I read the Preface in your book of poems and we were both so touched by your dream and your words and how you described it that we started crying. You truly have no idea how much your poems touched us. We love them and are reading a poem every night together. It really feels like God put my mom in your path to meet you.
Ana
Colombia (8/5/2018)
This comment about UID and PRAYERS is from a woman named Hali (7/31/2018):
About a year ago on Lincoln Road I approached you and purchased your book, Unity in Diversity (which was an absolutely amazing book and I took many notes about it as well). You also gifted me your book of poems. I really enjoy your poems. I’m not so into poems but I love songwriting and I think it’s your clever use of rhyme that makes your poems so enjoyable for me. This morning I was especially moved by one of the first poems in your book of poems. The one that states if you wish to have your heart burst it starts with feelings. I look forward to reading the rest.
Hali
(7/31/2018)
This comment about PRAYERS is from a woman named Nancy who is a writer (4/12/2018):
Think you for sending me the PDF of your book of poems. I finally had some time this morning to read your poems. I really enjoyed each of them. Their tone is very much like the stuff I write daily, but your poems are more concise and beautiful. Also, I agree with your messages. And, to tell you the truth, I love your style of writing. I have always preferred poems that rhyme rather than those that do not.
Nancy
Writer (4/12/2018)
This comment about PRAYERS is from a young woman named Ypryl from the Philippines (4/4/2018):
I just finished reading your explanation about why death only happens to other people from your book of poems and musings. In 17 years of living, I never experienced being as amazed as I am right now. Everything you have said made sense. And I just cannot help but to feel emotional. Your explanation is something I will remember and always keep in mind. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas. Maybe someday, when I grow older, I will read your book once again and share it with my daughters and sons so that they will never have to be too afraid like I was before. I enjoy reading your poems too, and can’t wait to read more of them.
Ypryl
Philippines (4/4/2018)
This comment about PRAYERS is from a woman named Karin from Switzerland (3/15/2018):
I have read your book of poems over again. Your poems are all really lovely. I do remember reading No Truer Words, and it is wonderful… I also especially like Do It Now, Be Who You Are, and Falling the reprise… Your Preface is really beautiful. I love the dream and how it played out. You certainly have your fingers on the pulse of all eternity – your words are divinely inspired.
Karin
Switzerland (3/15/2018)
This comment about PRAYERS is from a man named Bob (3/7/2018):
I have to admit your poems are intoxicating, and if the pen is mightier than the sword, then you should be prosecuted for intent to do harm with a dangerous weapon – with writing.
Bob
(3/7/2018)
This comment about PRAYERS and UID is from a man named Alex from Australia (3/6/2018):
I am the Australian guy who bought your book of poems and book about the meaning of life at the Lincoln Road Mall a couple of days ago. Thank you for appearing in my life at that moment. I was immediately drawn to talk to you and followed my intuition. I have started reading through your poem collection and have been deeply touched by your story and some of the messages that have come to me through your poems. Your explanation of GOD in your book about the meaning of life is the clearest explanation I have ever read, and I resonate with it immensely. I have read Conversations with God, and your book is hitting me deeper than that book did.
Alex
Australia (3/6/2018)
This comment about PRAYERS is from a woman named Fariba from Iran (2/15/2018):
It was so nice to meet you last night. I have almost finished reading all your poems and find them so beautiful! I just wanted to drop a note and express my feelings. I would definitely keep in contact with you. It was so interesting to meet you last night. I sometimes write poetry too, both in Farsi and English. Yesterday, someone felt hurt reading some of my poems! It made me feel much better when I saw what you wrote: “If these poems speak to you, it is for you alone to search yourself to learn why.”
Fariba
Iran (2/15/2018)
This comment about UID is from a man named Ferrante from Italy (2/13/2018):
It was so nice to meet you last night. I have almost finished reading all your poems and find them so beautiful! I just wanted to drop a note and express my feelings. I would definitely keep in contact with you. It was so interesting to meet you last night. I sometimes write poetry too, both in Farsi and English. Yesterday, someone felt hurt reading some of my poems! It made me feel much better when I saw what you wrote: “If these poems speak to you, it is for you alone to search yourself to learn why.”
Ferrante
Italy (2/13/2018)
This comment about UID and PRAYERS is from a man named Chris from Macedonia (1/21/2018):
I find your book about the meaning of life amazing and the book of poems is just as good. You have a great talent and I love your way of thinking! No matter what people’s opinion about life is, I think everyone should read your books.
Chris
Macedonia (1/21/2018)
This comment about UID is from a woman named Erika from Mexico (10/26/2017):
I waited two years for this moment. And I met you because I had to. Isn’t it amazing when things just come together easily? Well, for a specific reason, the day I turned and looked at you outside that store on Lincoln Road, I decided to come up to you and ask you what you were doing. To be honest, I was afraid of looking at you. I was afraid of seeing again another person asking for mercy, for money, food, or complaining about their horrible life. I was afraid that when I turned my attention to you and your sign, it would say something like that, because that hurts me so much. I can’t deal with more suffering in the world. It just breaks my heart. But I don’t know why I made the decision to read your sign: “What is the purpose of life?” You were the opposite of what I thought. It was as if someone sent you to me. I didn’t hesitate to buy your book. I just felt I was doing the right thing. And yes, I was.
Your short book confirmed some of my feelings and thoughts. It also explained and helped me organized them in a better way and, more importantly, it taught me the most important thing: after reading your book I learned of a “new” God. I am Catholic and I don’t like the God that is taught to us, and for that reason I understand now that what my intuition has been leading me to is right, because it comes from my deep inside, and I have always known (I accepted it about a year ago) that nothing would make me more happy than to help. Thank you, because I understand WHY I feel that HELPING is the only reason why I am here. I am so happy to discover that now.
Your short book confirmed some of my feelings and thoughts. It also explained and helped me organized them in a better way and, more importantly, it taught me the most important thing: after reading your book I learned of a “new” God. I am Catholic and I don’t like the God that is taught to us, and for that reason I understand now that what my intuition has been leading me to is right, because it comes from my deep inside, and I have always known (I accepted it about a year ago) that nothing would make me more happy than to help. Thank you, because I understand WHY I feel that HELPING is the only reason why I am here. I am so happy to discover that now.
Erika
Mexico (10/26/2017)
This comment about UID is from a man named Nestor from Venezuela (9/26/2017):
I decided to write this e-mail because I feel the need to thank you. Unity in Diversity is a great book and it arrived in my life at the right time. You’re a light.
Nestor
Venezuela (9/26/2017)
This comment about PRAYERS is from a woman named Jessica from Colombia (9/25/2017):
Absolutely wonderful poems! No words, David. Thank you for sharing them with me. How they have touched me and inspired me. Thank you so very much. Amazing, just amazing. Perfectly timed too. So appropriate for what has been going on in my life.
Jessica
Colombia (9/25/2017)
This comment about UID is from a young woman named Pinar from Turkey (9/4/2017):
This is Pinar, the Turkish girl you met yesterday. I started reading your book, and just reached the part about meditation. But first impressions: I am so glad to have come across you and have this book. It just filled my morning with a feeling of joy, and it was also a big surprise that you started with quantum physics, which I am very interested in. That I considered more than just a coincidence. The oneness you are explaining is very prominent in sufism, which I am sure you know of, especially in thoughts revolving around the idea “I am God”, which states that we are all reflections of God and that God exists through us. Anyway, I just wanted to contact you and say that I am glad to be reading your ideas. They give me a better understanding to unite all those bits and pieces I read/heard about previously.
Pinar
Turkey (9/4/2017)
This comment about UID is from a woman named Adrian (8/14/2017):
I’ve been wanting to write this e-mail for some time now, but first I want to explain how I came across your book by chance. I am the kind of person who believes in science and certainty and never in luck. I don’t consider myself in any way an atheist – just not a believer of religion. My husband and I, along with my family, were spending time in South Beach when you unexpectedly crossed paths with him. As he has told me, he immediately noticed you and I came to assume that you did him, which led to him purchasing your book. He is not a reader at all, but for some odd reason he chose to purchase your book. During our time in Miami, I read your book. I take great pleasure in reading and learning whenever possible. I felt compelled to tell you that I think your ideas are great. Your explanation of “God” and your description of God’s quantum relevance is deeply enlightening. See, I like everyone else in this world, have been searching for answers to questions that can lead to the reason why I am alive. Not only alive but also specifically why at this point in the space-time continuum. Your ability to conquer the uncertainty that you faced after your accident makes you a resilient author and I only hope that you continue to spread your thread of enlightenment that will help others like myself realize that there are people out there that share the same wonder for what our purpose is and what God may be. Through pieces of literature such as yours that are unconventional to the masses, a movement that has already begun will take hold and hopefully one day create Unity in Diversity, a title that you ingenuously used and a phrase that our world so desperately needs to apply. I hope you find yourself well and thank you for the book.
Adrian
(8/4/2017)
This comment about UID is from a young woman named Elif from New York (8/1/2017):
I loved your book. I loved how you gave referrals, and believe me, I checked it all out. Everything about your book is surprising to me because I feel like it came into my busy, New Yorker style life at the very right time. Your timing was great, I have to admit. So I just want to send you this email to tell you how much I loved your book and ideas! I love, LOVE THE CLOSING! Thank you very much! I will keep following the signs that the universe is giving me, and just know that you are one of them – a very important one.
Elif
New York (8/1/2017)
This comment about UID is from a woman named Elena from Miami (7/5/2017):
This is your friend Elena, from the JCC (we met when I had my broken foot and used the upper-body cycle a lot). I finally had a chance to read your book and found it very inspiring. I especially connected with the chapters “Evil” and “Heaven and Hell” because one thing that frustrates me greatly is that I feel like I am surrounded by people (or that we live in a world with people) who perceive life as a zero-sum gain. I actually shared “Evil” with my 12-year-old son (and plan to share “Heaven and Hell” with him when he returns from camp) because it really encapsulated what I feel intuitively I am trying to instill in him – a world view that we are all in this together, and not one that is about who we can get ahead of or beat (although there is of course a place for healthy competition in things like sports and the marketplace).
Elena
Miami (7/5/2017)
This comment about UID is from a young woman named Katerina from Los Angeles (6/19/2017):
My name is Katerina Cozias. You may remember me from a few weeks back. We met on Lincoln Road. I was the girl sitting behind you having an early dinner at Books & Books who bought your book on that rainy day. I wanted to take a moment and write to you now. Firstly, I thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed your book! I devoured it on the plane ride back to Los Angeles. Thank you so very much for having taken the time and effort to write it. The ideas expressed in the book are so on point, and resonated with me on many levels! Also, the ideas you articulated during the latter half of the book were wonderful (My English Childhood/The Internet Payment Network/The World Without Walls). It is a real joy to have been able to have my mind and imagination opened up with those ideas. Should I ever happen to come across anyone whom I think may benefit from a more in-depth conversation with you about those, be it from a practical “tech” perspective, or from a potential funding avenue, I will make sure to connect you both. For now, I wanted to say thank you again for your wonderful book. It will indeed be important for people to be unified in their diversity as man progresses. Books and ideas such as yours are sure to help smooth out that process for all.
Katerina
Los Angeles (6/19/2017)
This comment about UID is from a woman named Rose (5/31/2017):
Truly inspirational book. I kept seeing you on stage at a Ted Talk. Please forward a book to them. Your story is wonderful, and tragic too. It touches my heart because of your discoveries about life. Thank you for sharing your inspiring and amazing story. Hope to see you on stage at a Ted Talk soon.
Rose
(5/31/2017)
This comment about UID is from a young woman named Ludovica from Italy (3/24/2017):
My name is Ludovica Bassetti and we met about two weeks ago on Lincoln Road where you were selling your book. I wanted to let you know I really enjoyed reading it. It was uplifting, inspiring, mind opening, and overall a very relaxing read. I also enjoyed the poems. I liked how they reinforced some of the concepts you explained and feel like they gave the book a more personal, intimate touch. I’m glad I found the courage to walk up to you and ask you about your “secret” (I say “courage” because I’m pretty shy and although your sign intrigued me, I didn’t know if I was going to be able to walk up to a stranger and converse), but I did, and it was definitely worth it.
Ludovica
Italy (3/24/2017)
This comment about UID is from a woman named Karin from Switzerland (1/30/2017):
Wow, your book was really lovely, and what was most unusual about it was the suggestions of your three projects to transform our world for the better. Each one, in and of itself, is quite enormous.
Karin
Switzerland (1/30/2017)
This comment about UID is from a woman named Xandra (1/21/2017):
I am getting back to you after I read the book. It was a pleasure and a joy to read. I must admit that much of your experience resonates with my soul in many ways. It also seems to me that your journey is everybody’s journey at this time on the planet. It’s as if you are part of a wave bigger than yourself where we are all playing a part, whether we are aware of it or not. But you have the talent to make it very clear in words which is great so it may become more clear in our minds. That is a great help – thank you.
Xandra
(1/21/2017)
This comment about UID is from a man named Kevin from Zimbabwe (12/20/2016):
I’ve just finished reading your book and I must say that it is a great read, and I’m not just saying that. I could not put it down. You have managed to articulate complex topics with such ease.
Kevin
Zimbabwe (12/20/2016)
This comment about UID is from a man named Wilson from Brazil (8/17/2016):
I got your book from your cousin and I am really touched. Great insights and profound teaching. Thanks for sharing such joy of life.
Wilson
Brazil (8/17/2016)
This comment about UID is from a man named Michiel from Holland (6/7/2016):
Your book is truly inspirational. People say the eyes are the windows into a person’s soul and I suspect the same can be said about your book. I found it very interesting and read it with pleasure.
Michiel
Holland (6/7/2016)
This comment about UID is from a woman named Niurka (2/8/2016):
The reading of “Unity in Diversity: a new dawn” (which I have also shared with my children) has inspired me to thank you for your dedication. I have enjoyed it a lot, among other reasons for the simple and deep vocabulary. Thank you. You ought to feel a very lucky man when perceptibly you can contribute to explain a new and better vision of life to people like me and others.
Niurka
(2/8/2016)
This comment about UID is from my cousin Maria Eugenia who lives in Washington state (7/30/2015):
I have recently finished reading your book. It was really awesome and very deep and I found I really almost had to read each part twice to fully get it. It’s incredible your thought process and your thinking. I really enjoyed the challenge of it.
Maria Eugenia
Washington state (7/30/2015)
This comment about UID is from a woman named Faye from Miami (7/25/2015):
Your book was written beautifully. It is not difficult to read, and the material stays with you but takes a lot of time to absorb.
Faye
Miami (7/25/2015)
This comment about UID is from a man named Hugo from Miami (7/10/2015):
I just finished reading your book, Unity in Diversity, for a second time. My favorite chapter is chapter 12, about keeping a clean conscience. Your poem “A New Dawn” is beautiful.
Hugo
Miami (7/10/2015)
This comment about UID is from a friend named Boris in Brazil (1/22/2015):
First, I must admit that I had to start from page 1, and then found I was unable to tear myself away for at least 30 pages, absorbing every single word. Congratulations. You express your ideas in a very nice and simple, objective way, and I was enchanted. I’ve always (since we became acquainted online) admired you for your courage to go beyond your own physical condition. You are living your ideas fully whereas I am still tied up in the shoe-strings of “material” life which make me trip every time they get loose. Your poems are an exercise of meditation in itself. I will surely want to recommend your book to several friends of mine.
Boris
Brazil (1/22/2015)