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It is a question as old as time (or, at least, one that dates back over 2,000 years): what is the measure of a good life? Simpson’s work examines this question and more from a humanistic perspective, exploring how these ideas challenge people to transform their lives through examination of existence. In a series of chapters guided by sharp, thought-provoking questions, the author provides challenges that are targeted to shake up the reader’s worldview to guide them to an enlightened way of thinking.
The author notes that the vast majority of people spend a lifetime on the third level of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, kept from reaching the three higher levels by ingrained belief systems. The author then encourages the reader to examine their own belief systems, realize how their beliefs may have, in fact, created a boundary preventing them from attaining higher levels, and find a way to build a bridge above that boundary. In this way, the reader gains control over their beliefs, rather than being controlled, and may progress toward higher degrees of enlightenment fully alive.
The author draws on established philosophical tropes as well as modern experience to create a well-organized treatise on what a meaningful life means and how to create one for oneself. He provides numerous questions that are both thoughtful and thorough, guiding the reader through an examination of potential boundaries keeping them from fulfillment. As he emphasizes throughout this work, his primary goal is to open the minds of his readers to consider their beliefs from a new perspective and to take control of a full, examined, and accomplished life.