When we transcend beyond views of segregation and inequality, while acknowledging the uniqueness in all of us will we be able to see the keen intelligence and fully appreciate the human mind, both spiritually and physically, the way this author does. He manages to approach things with an open and eager mind, granting him profound discoveries of remarkable gifts in the most vegetative individuals. His ability to see his hidden treasures in the seemingly hopeless reveals to us how unobservant and unaware we really are. This book not only leaves you with a sense of awe and admiration for his patients but has the ability to restore your faith in humanity and reminds us of the remarkable creatures we truly are. It makes you re-examine your perspective and realize that there's always more than what meets the eye, no matter how bleak. If someone can see the glimmer of light in such darkness and make it so apparent, it makes us realize how flawed our viewpoints are. It's not only an inspirational read. It's also educational, not just about the complexities of our biological makeup but of ourselves.
This book is inspiring, profound, and the most intellectually innovative that I've read. It makes you re-examine everything. It expands your viewpoint and perspective beyond realms and concepts outside our standard thinking. You enter into an abstract reality most of us don't consider or even realize exists for a myriad of reasons. After reading this book, I curiously daydreamed if a time will ever come for me when I can see such beauty, hope, alternative realities, real and imagined, as Oliver Sacks does. With such a bright mind, I suspect Sacks' discoveries will be endless. To be able to see so much in select individuals society deduces as inept is not only refreshing but the epitome of a perceptive and keen mind.
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