Your Story Told by Another is a story in which readers follow a foundling through the mistakes of his childhood and the moral challenges of adulthood and are challenged to see themselves in the narrator. What was the inspiration behind this book?

To share my understanding that each of us achieve our full potential by making our lives purposeful and that this enterprise isn’t a straight line but rather a programmed series of adventures or misadventures that are meant not to discourage but to add to the thrill of this journey called life.

What were some themes that were important for you to explore in this book?

Each conscious challenge is an opportunity to explore the dark unconscious. Scriptures and philosophies are best used as tools to explore this unconscious. Once the infinite creativity of the unconscious is matched with the unlimited vocabulary of the Qur’an, anyone may articulate new horizons. 

Did you learn anything about yourself as you planned, wrote, and revised this book? 

As I sketched the book’s plot, I realized that I myself was a sketch drawn by a Sender and colored by others. As I wrote it, I learned that though made and colored by others, it was yet up to me to detail and add the finishing touches. As I revised, I concluded that inspiration never ends, and that each chapter of life must be built upon to explore the next.

What is one thing you hope readers take away from Your Story Told by Another? 

Life is a series of locked doors. If they learn to match their infinite creativity with an unlimited vocabulary, they will discover a golden key that will be unique to that moment and will unlock the door ahead to amazing possibilities.

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