Anima

Pierce Kelley

Description

A complex thriller that begins the New England series with a tale in Hartford, Connecticut. An intricate web of murder, duplicity, betrayal, unexpected life experiences and changes, and redemption.
In this book, I provide my answers to the questions which mankind has asked since the beginning of time, knowing that they are unanswerable.
In this book I provide my answers to the questions which mankind has asked since the beginning of time: Is there a God? Is there a heaven? Is there an after-life? Do we reincarnate? Do we have an eternal soul? What is a “soul”? After 75 years of life as a lawyer, professor, author, professional athlete, father, husband, brother and friend to many, I have had innumerable experiences, just as every other mature adult has. I have traveled extensively, seen much and done much. I think it is my duty, and responsibility, to share my thoughts on such matters. I know full-well that no one knows, for certain, what those answers are, and probably never will. Regardless, I think every man and woman must examine their lives, and be ready to answer such questions if there is, in fact, a “God” to whom we must provide such answers. As Socrates said many centuries ago, an unexamined life is not worth leading. It is one thing to think about such things, and then to say them out loud, and quite another to put them down on paper for others to read and criticize. I am not trying to convince others that I am right and they are wrong. Again, as Socrates was reportedly quite fond of saying, I know nothing. I have examined my life and these are the conclusions I have reached.

Sujets

• Religión
• Teoría del Big Bang
• Self-realization
• Philosophy
• Biography
• Self-help
• Soul
• Evolution
• Creation
• Religion
• Big Bang
• Heaven
• Autobiography
• Eternity
• Nirvana
• Musique soul

Informations

• Publié par: iUniverse
• Date de parution: 23 août 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781663243928
• Langue: English

Extrait

OTHER WORKS BY PIERCE KE LLEY
Elysium, (iUniverse, 2021)
The Jesus Trail, (Westbow Press, 2020)
Pilgrimage, (iUniverse, 2019)
Hiding in America, (AuthorHouse, 2018)
Hunted, (Xulon Press, 2017)
Massacre at Sirte (iUniverse, 2016)
To Valhalla (iUniverse, 2015)
A Deadly Legacy (iUniverse, 2013)
Roxy Blues (iUniverse, 2012)
Father, I Must Go, (iUniverse, 2011)
Thousand Yard Stare (iUniverse, 2010)
Kennedy Homes: An American Tragedy (iUniverse, 2009)
A Foreseeable Risk (iUniverse, 2009)
Asleep at the Wheel (iUniverse, 2009)
A Tinker’s Damn! (iUniverse, 2008)
Bocas del Toro (iUniverse, 2007)
A Plenary Indulgence (iUniverse, 2007)
Pieces to the Puzzle (iUniverse, 2007)
Introducing Children to the Game of Tennis (iUniverse, 2007)
A Very Fine Line (iUniverse, 2006)
Fistfight at the L and M Saloon (iUniverse, 2006
Civil Litigation: A Case Study (Pearson Publications, 2001
The Parent’s Guide to Coaching Tennis (F & W Publications, 1995)
A Parent’s Guide to Coaching Tennis (Betterway Publications, 1991)
Anima
A SEARCH FOR INNER SELF
 
 
 
 
PIERCE KELLEY
 
 
 

 
ANIMA
A SEARCH FOR INNER SELF
 
Copyright © 2022 Pierce Kelley.
 
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ISBN: 978-1-6632-4387-4 (sc)
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iUniverse rev. date: 08/18/2022
Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Inscriptions
Introduction
Chapter 1Birth to School Days
Chapter 2School Days
Chapter 3College Days
Chapter 4Law School Days
Chapter 5Red
Chapter 6Back to Law school
Chapter 7The Shenandoah River
Chapter 8Shenandoah River Outfitters
Chapter 9Texas and Colorado
Chapter 10An Assistant Public Defender
Chapter 11West Virginia
Chapter 12The Federal Public Defender’s Office
Chapter 13Medical Malpractice
Chapter 14Commercial Litigation
Chapter 151991-1994 – Years of Transition
Chapter 16Tampa and Four Green Fields
Chapter 17Cedar Key
Chapter 18Fort Myers, Florida
Chapter 19Three Rivers Legal Services, Partie Deux
Chapter 20Cedar Key Part deux
Chapter 21A Cabin in the Woods
Chapter 22ISIS
Chapter 23A Message from God
Chapter 24El Camino de Santiago
Chapter 25The Jesus Trail
Chapter 26Ireland, again
Chapter 27Denouement
About the Author
Dedication
This book is dedicated to the memory of some of those who have gone before us and asked identical questions to the ones my generation now asks, and all future generations will continue to ask. The list is long and includes far too many to mention, but it certainly must begin with Sri Krishna, Ptahhatop, Abraham, Moses, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Siddhartha Gautama, Confucious, Jesus Christ, Mohammad, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Jean Paul Sarte and one of my personal favorites, Herman Hesse.
DISCLAIMER
This is a not a work of fiction. It is based upon my life on this planet and it is a result of my memories and thoughts from all that I have experienced during this lifetime. The names of the people in this book are, at times, the real names of people I have met along my sojourn. At other times, I have created names to protect the privacy of friends and acquaintances, where necessary. No disrespect is intended towards an yone.
Again, everything in here is factually accurate to the best of my recollection, with a liberal dose of editorial license. I have left a few of the more painful experiences out. I hope you will find this book engaging and entertaining. Moreover, I hope that readers will find that there are many significant points of similarities and convergence, as well as a healthy dose of divergent views, too. Differences of opinions are absolutely inevitable, and welc omed.
It seems to me, from years of observing politics and people, that about half the people in the world will agree on any particular issue, while the other half will disagree, no matter what the issue. We are, however, when all is said and done, all part of the human race, and that is the nature of man. We continue to take bites from the apple, seeking knowledge and understanding, knowing that our efforts will be fu tile.
As Mark Twain once said, “When we remember that we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.” If he is correct in that observation, what follows is the work of a fellow mad man.
Acknowledgments
I thank those who have supported and encouraged me on this and other projects, and there have been many, over the years, too many to mention by name, but they know who they are and so do I.
I wish to specifically thank my three younger brothers, Chris, Allan and Bruce, on this particular project, which is an autobiography. They have read drafts and offered their insights and recollections of events, correcting me, where necessary and, sometimes, where it was not.
Family and genetics play an enormous role in who and what we, as human beings, become, as we all know. Some are more fortunate than others in that regard. I was dealt a good hand. That and nurturing are said to be the two most important factors in determining who and what we become. Having been born in the United States of America was fortuitous, also, without any doubt whatsoever. I was fortunate in that regard, too.
Once, when applying for a job, I was asked to provide references. A friend of my father’s wrote a very nice note on my behalf, saying many kind things, and then he added, “but that was no accident. His parents had much to do with that,” and that was true. There can be no doubt of that with any of us. I am grateful to them for that and acknowledge their significant contribution in that regard.
Pierce Kelley
Inscriptions
“Your journey was never meant for you to reach your destination, but to find yourself along the way.”
N. R. Hart
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“Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.”
Robert Frost (1874-1963)
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“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
Socrates, (circa 470 BCE – circa 399 BCE)
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“If what I say resonates within you, it’s merely because we are branches of the same tree.
William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939)
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“The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why.”
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
 
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Anima defined:
The soul, especially the irrational part, as distinguished from the rational mind.
Oxford languages
The soul or inner self of a person.
Wiktionary.com
The part of the psyche that is directed inward, in touch with the subconscious.
Wordgenius.com
The unconscious part of your mind that works automatically, without introspection or awareness.
Vocabulary.com
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Introduction
Every sentient human being has learned, from a very early age, that there are questions regarding the origins of our world, the universe, creation, and a multitude of other issues that have been asked by all human beings since humans first appeared on earth. Most have learned that such questions have never been satisfactorily been answered by the scientific community or anyone else, and never will be. Still, mankind seeks answers to questions for which there are no totally satisfactory explanations.
Rather, religions have provided the answers to those most basic questions and most human beings align themselves with one of the five major religions in the world - Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism - and they accept the teachings of their churches, temples, mosques and synagogues as truth. Unfortunately, most people reject any explanations other than those provided by their spiritual leaders. They have “faith” in the validity of the explanations provided. Most never stray from what they have learned from their parents or pastors when they were children.
I, having been born into an Irish Catholic family, have heard the expression, “keep the faith,” all of my life. The word “faith” is defined to mean that one has a “belief” in the truth of the religious dogma of the Roman Catholic Church, or any other religion, despite there being no objective proof. Devotees of three of the major religions, whose followers total nearly two-thirds of the people on earth, believe in what is found in the Bible. They are called “children of the book.” Suffice it to say that there are passages in the Old Testament that defy belief, far too many to document, yet human beings fervently “believe” in what they have been taught by their parents and the leaders of their respective religions and all that is contained in “the book.”
Most people on earth belie