I simply loved this book, I was intrigued by the title, it is a spiritual memoir by Sidney Poitier.

I have this vision of my life. When people see their future they see themselves, their significant other, their kids, etc. what pops in my head, is me in my seventies. Just peacefully reminiscing about my life. It really is the basis of lots of my decisions and the way I live my life. I always see myself at that age looking back at my journey, so when I hesitate, get scared or even lazy, I imagine myself in my seventies looking at this precise moment and thinking what I could have done if I had the chance again. So I put my fears aside, reluctance, disappointment and go ahead. It works most of the times.

This book is truly so unpretentious and I related to it a lot. He details his life and significant moments. The obstacles he faced and what life taught him. I discovered that I shared with him a lot of life’s perspective. You’ll feel that he’s so honest, open, confident, stubborn, arrogant, selfish, committed, has his own principles and I love that. People who are transparent and don’t give a damn about what other people think as long as they are doing what they believe is right.

The thing that got me thinking is I always believed that after I reach my golden age, 70 – if I live that long-, I would be resting preparing for the afterlife, but he, at a much later part of his life still had challenges and fears to overcome and goals to achieve and passions to fulfill. I guess that changed my view a bit. I might stumble on a few things before deciding to shutdown.

I believe one should read this book to really feel it because I am not doing it any justice. To really capture what I want to say, I would have to quote from the book itself. I do highly recommend reading this book. It’s light, easy and spiritually powerful.