I’m finally at peace.
But it wasn’t always this way.
I suppose it’s taken me about 20 years to get to the place
where I am today.
Contented.
With a sure and certain knowledge of who I am and why
I’m here.
Sometimes I feel as though I’ve wasted so much time. But
then I remember what Jack says (he’s my owner and trainer). It’s a bit of
wisdom he picked up from someone from the Far East.
When the student is ready, the teacher appears.
I take a lot of comfort in that.
I hope you do, too.
I’ve written this book to get you back on the right track
if you’ve gotten off. Or to get you on the right track if you’ve never
started on your journey. It seems to me it’s just not right to have knowledge
that could benefit someone and then not give it to them. It reminds me of what
the Tom Smith character in the movie, Seabiscuit, said when he was
asked why he would take the time to heal a lame horse. He calmly replied,
“I suppose because I can.”
I guess I owe most of what I’ve learned about life, and
living it well, to Jack. No, I take that back; when I really think about it, I
owe a debt to a lot of horses, too, and owners, and trainers, and to nature.
Nearly anyone and anything can teach us something if
we have a desire to learn. I suppose one of the saddest persons in life is the
one who has decided he “knows it all.” For that individual the mystery of
life has been solved and this beautiful world has nothing more to offer.
I’m glad this book found its way into your hands. I hope it
finds its way into your heart.
