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Well , in my first attempt I did not understand each and every sentence of the book. But on my second reading journey of this book I was able to understand every sentence in it. I did take help from dictionaries online regarding certain words. Many a time the context of the story helped me clarified the meaning of some sentences. Now I can confidently say, I had a very engaging reading experience with great flow.

The more you go further with this book, the more you find out you know just a few things about the life. At first I thought its just a book about basic life problems. But I cane to finsld out its something different.

Josephine Campbell wrote: ↑August 4th, 2024, 11:08 pm I have reviewed your book, “In It Together,” and I appreciate the opportunity to clarify any points of confusion. After reading, I did find a few sentences that were unclear to me.

For example, the sentence “The interconnectedness of our actions influences the fundamental balance of the universe” was particularly challenging.

Josephine Campbell,

I cannot find that sentence in the book. On what page does it appear? Can you quote the full paragraph in which it appears and/or post a screenshot/picture of the full page?


With love,
Eckhart Aurelius Hughes
a.k.a. Scott

Can I remember anything I didn't understand in this book? I think to be fair there is nothing that I didn't understand. the author makes it more easy to read and understand. Although, not all the word he used is simple I found it easy to consult my dictionary which also aided the understanding process.

Abdul Jah wrote: ↑August 13th, 2024, 6:15 pm I didn't really understand the title of this book "In it together" I would want to know what truly inspired it.

Hi, Abdul Jah,

This topic is not for posting "examples" of things you didn't understand.

It's only for posting verbatim quotes of the the very first sentence you didn't understand (i.e. the sentence closest to the beginning of the book).


Nisha,
Executive Assistant to Scott/Eckhart

Yes, I understood and enjoyed everything in the book. It is a moment of reflection and understanding. Its great insight reverberates with all my opinions.

This book was absolutely amazing. And I got a lot of mind-blowing principles and philosophies about life. It's a good book Scott.

On Page 17 " At that rate, a handful of innocent children have starved to death since you began reading this chapter, depending on the size of your hand, your hand full of starving children."

Why the author has considered the deaths of millions of children to a handful of starving children? Is it just for analogy purpose or what else does it really means?

When I read this novel the first time, I smoothly went along with and accepted all of the things I read. All except one that is, the idea that should and should not are terms that are wrong for those who believe in an all powerful being. It took some time and patience of mind to see reason beyond what I already knew to be true. In fact I still hold some belief that is contrary to said statement. However, I've come to think that accepting the notion that "should" and "should not" are terms that are somewhat invalid, is one way for a person to not have questions relating to "what ifs" and similar ideas that cause one go doubt and reject reality as it is.

When I first read the book, I definitely read some sentences wrong but this is my second time reading this amazing book and the sentences which I didn't quite understand became very easy to me on the second time of reading.

"Temporal selfishness or temporal psychopathy is when one lacks empathy for their so-called past or future selves, or treats them as such, meaning unkindly, especially in terms of how one treats their future self, simply due to the mechanics of Newtonian time." How someone can feel empathy for their future selves is a question that interests me.

Yes I did. Like I said in my review, the author wrote in a clear and concise way that made me grasp the mesage he was driving home.

Yes I did. I appreciated the author's writing style as it made me understand the book better. He was direct and straight to the point. You could quickly grasp the message.

I understood most of the book "In It Together," but some parts were a bit challenging. The concepts around self-identity and the struggles of personal growth were particularly complex for me at first. It took a few readings to fully grasp those ideas, but overall, the themes of unity and connection really resonated with me.

Priyankan Nayak wrote: ↑September 7th, 2024, 1:30 am On Page 17 " At that rate, a handful of innocent children have starved to death since you began reading this chapter, depending on the size of your hand, your hand full of starving children."

Why the author has considered the deaths of millions of children to a handful of starving children? Is it just for analogy purpose or what else does it really means?

Hi, Priyankan Nayak,

Sorry, you haven't replied according to the instructions in the OP (Original Post):

Eckhart Aurelius Hughes wrote: ↑January 19th, 2023, 3:04 pm
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With love,
Eckhart Aurelius Hughes