Knowing Self

Who are we, why am I here, and who am I, are all of life's most meaningful questions. Yet we hardly ever try to answer them, we've grown too attached to the materialistic world. As a society, we focus our energy on what everyone else is doing. We have grown to want the newest smartphone but refrain from wanting to understand ourselves. Knowing self is merely a tool to help assist those in their "me time" to explore the intelligence, resilience, and compassionate nature of our collective being. The passages are meant to broaden one's life perspective by welcoming an integrated reflection of conscious thoughts. This book welcomes the readers to be the co-author, as it unfolds as the literary work of the readers themselves.

Who are we, why am I here, and who am I, are all of life's most meaningful questions. Yet we hardly ever try to answer them, we've grown too attached to the materialistic world. As a society, we focus our energy on what everyone else is doing. We have grown to want the newest smartphone but refrain from wanting to understand ourselves. Knowing self is merely a tool to help assist those in their "me time" to explore the intelligence, resilience, and compassionate nature of our collective being. The passages are meant to broaden one's life perspective by welcoming an integrated reflection of conscious thoughts. This book welcomes the readers to be the co-author, as it unfolds as the literary work of the readers themselves.

Zachary Alden is a young author early in his career. His inspiration to write came from the life lessons acquired from his worldly travels. After spending several years in South East Asia as a United States Marine, he felt there was more work to be done for a better tomorrow. His writing focuses on the bigger picture for humanity while challenging the individual reader to turn inward through reflection. He truly believes that the pen is mightier than the sword and it's through his first book, Knowing Self, that he shares his first testament for a better tomorrow.