Book excerpt: A rare and inspiring gift of short stories and poetry which will warm the spirit and uplift the reader as they appreciate a world woven with messages of love, compassion and hope. Echoes of light accentuates the basic, simple requirements for the happiness we so desperately crave, and the essential quality that we are all gifted with, to attain it. These Stories and poems are immersed with the myriad emotions of the magnificent human psyche – kindness, hope, redemption; the magic of compassion, and the unparalleled joy of giving spontaneously. The Poems touch on the futility of our hyper active lifestyles and the need for slowing down to truly enjoy this beautiful journey called life. The stories are set in various parts of the world – reaffirming the fact that wherever we are, whichever part of the world we belong to and whatever religion we choose to follow – the fundamental thread that binds us and unites us is love, humanity and joy. Discover a world of true inspiration, of generosity and love so rarely experienced in our fast-paced world. Each story and poem reflect so much which has been forgotten and the humanity we long to rediscover and would love to teach our children....