Adam Allan, The controversial Author of “Shock the Monkey – Facing the World’s Deadliest Virus“, has one of the shortest and most creative biographies I’ve ever seen:
“Adam Allan is a best smelling author and serial tree-hugger who vaporizes beliefs with a kalisnikoff of facts.”
(After Balhtus) “Mr. Allan is an Author about whom little is known. Now, let us consider the work.”
In those three short sentences Mr. Allan is:
- Informing us that facts are his measure of reality.
- Affirming that he has a sense of humor.
- Sending us the message that we should concentrate on his message. Not the messenger.
And what is that message? In three words: “Belief is Bullshit.”
Mr. Allan contends that anything that cannot be factually verified, or produce a demonstrable physical effect(His example: electromagnetic energy. Invisible. But “real.” Because it locks/unlocks our cars from twenty feet away)
When we have no proof that the things we want to exist, actually do exist, we must believe they do.
In other words, we must WISH them to be real.
This is what Mr. Allan refers to as an: “Adult Fairytale.”
“An Adult fairytale is born when an adult, someone of a certain age and life experience, presumed to be rational and present, pretends that a fantasy is real.
And, worse yet, proceeds to base their actions, and therefore their life on this fantasy. Like building a house foundation on quicksand. With the same results.”
This is why Mr. Allan uses the “virus” metaphor to describe the “fairytale” of belief. Because it “infects” everyone.
And, as Mr. Allan details in “Shock The Monkey” it is belief, aided principally by ego and desire that is responsible for Racism, Sexisim, Eletism, Homophobia, Xhenophonbia,etc. Which, accordingly,(to borrow Mr. Alan’s adjective) “infects” the majority of the Human race.
But, Mr. Allan maintains this”infection” can be cured. And devotes the remainder of his thought provoking book to explaining how this may be achieved.
With inspirational and positive discourses, Mr. Allan details a “roadmap” past belief, ego, desire, etc, to happiness,success and Authentic Awareness.
Shock the Monkey – Facing The World’s Deadliest Virus – is not an easy read. Especially as it is 360 degrees away from the “standard” self-help/personal development “truths.”
But that, in my opinion, is what makes Mr. Allan’s book so valuable. It requires thought. And the serious introspection that thought provokes.
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