This is NOT a guidebook. It is what I have gathered for myself as a way of thinking about this reality from many thousands of pages of sometimes little-known books, and from several at times difficult years of life that first had to be lived. Some ideas may seem strange to you, but remember: I have only brought them together. The crucial point is that they make sense. So, if you like, let us lift the curtain and take a look behind the scenes of life.