If - or when - you attain my age, or the age of some of the characters in this novel, you came into a world that no longer exists.The world has changed - so has the men and women that live in this new age of computers, cell phones, TVs, and instant gratification that has come to us in the guise of progress.There was a time, long, long ago, when people talked to people. Now we talk at people. There was a time when difference of opinions, convictions, aspirations and beliefs were tolerated, as human inalienable rights. But ...
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If - or when - you attain my age, or the age of some of the characters in this novel, you came into a world that no longer exists.The world has changed - so has the men and women that live in this new age of computers, cell phones, TVs, and instant gratification that has come to us in the guise of progress.There was a time, long, long ago, when people talked to people. Now we talk at people. There was a time when difference of opinions, convictions, aspirations and beliefs were tolerated, as human inalienable rights. But now, political correctness, conformity and uncertainty directs our lives toward alien concepts we are unprepared to deal with or accept.There was a time when men of reason, and convictions could be relied upon for wisdom and guidance, but now, it's hard to find men who believe in anything except. - What's in it for me? - Now!The characters portrayed in this novel, were real men and real women, with real hearts and souls that cared for their fellow human beings.Some of the names were changed to protect their families.
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