What experience of the author's stood out to you the most or made you laugh?

[Poppy Drear]

I'm always a fan of hearing stories about people getting out of dangerous situations in clever ways, so the mugging anecdote stands out to me as well.

[NuelUkah]

I enjoyed the author's crafty way of preventing himself from being mugged. What experience or statement in this book stood out to you, hillarious or introspective?

I liked Richard's encounter with Jesus Christ and his experience with Isness. Those encounters stood out to me.

[vishu]

There wasn't anything particular that made me laugh. Though, the thing that stood out the most for me was the author's description of his role on earth.

[Stellae]

I loved the part where he pretended to be a coyote and tried to scare the neighbor girl while she was out riding her horse. By the time it was over, his brother really thought there was a coyote and wouldn’t believe that he was behind the prank! Hilarious and an impressive message on how the mind can play tricks on us.

I definitely agree this was a standout moment in the book

[Theresa Moffitt]

I loved the part where he pretended to be a coyote and tried to scare the neighbor girl while she was out riding her horse. By the time it was over, his brother really thought there was a coyote and wouldn’t believe that he was behind the prank! Hilarious and an impressive message on how the mind can play tricks on us.

I loved that story! It really illustrated the point he was trying to make in that section and his description of the events was hilarious.

[Kibet Hillary]

I am still laughing at myself for thinking that there was some special power that dealt with the car key of another vehicle type opening the door of his car. I could not have told that the key lock had not been repaired hence any key could open it. I also anticipated for the door of the car to open when Richard took Tim along with him to prove that he was right.

[nooregano]

I loved the instance where he mimicked the coyotes and his brother was convinced he had actually seen a mother coyote and her babies!

[Kibet Hillary]

I cannot imagine someone cooking bugs, and then they begin to smell like chicken. The wife of the author enjoyed eating them. This was funny indeed. I am sure that she would never have cooked or even thought about them herself.

[raqstar1]

I connected to the portion where he went into the forest and came out with an understanding of how little is needed to be happy. I try to live a minimalist lifestyle and this really hit home.

[Amystl26]

This example isn't funny but it is ironic and I love it. He was in special education classes and had a learning disorder so reading was very hard for him. His best friend inspired him to read and helped him get better at it. And now, he is an author!

I totally agree! His book was even self-published so I'm sure he did a lot of the editing on his own and the book was almost grammatical perfect.

Quite a few young students who were classed as learning disability or special ed have ended up becoming prolific readers and even authors as adults. It's really impressive, and speaks well of the young student AND their English teachers and tutors.

Wow! Self published and grammatically correct! That's impressive and makes me want to read his book that much more!

[Renu G]

I laughed several times while reading the book. One particular incident was when his instructor tried to experiment with hitting him when he was meditating.

[promise10]

His writing style was quit funny and the part when he was told he would go to hell was quit funny. I just wondered how a child would be told that and what was going through his mind when he heard that.

[Dusamae]

I also enjoyed that part of the book. It was probably one of my favorite parts. I did have a little laugh over that one. To me, he just called the other guys bluff. The mugger expected him to be scared and was shocked that he was so calm and stood up to him. Loved it.

[Kibet Hillary]

I also enjoyed that part of the book. It was probably one of my favorite parts. I did have a little laugh over that one. To me, he just called the other guys bluff. The mugger expected him to be scared and was shocked that he was so calm and stood up to him. Loved it.

You cannot imagine what you would have done if that could have been you. I have been trying to think how my response would have been. I guess the mugger was as surprised as we are too.

[Anju_9]

His experience in the Amazon stood out the most for me. It is something that I read for the first time; using hallucinogens for guidance, and the one that made me laugh was of him pretending to be a coyote and scaring the children of his neighborhood away. It was hilarious, and I've seen many kids who, even after they're told they are wrong, believe what they saw or did was right and are very stubborn.