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On this day
of this month
eight years ago,
a young man,
this young man,
walked into
a printing factory.
He was there
to pick up
the first
few copies
of
his first book.
The sense
of anticipation,
of excitement,
of exhilaration
was
palpable.
Here he was
about to embark
on a journey
that would
forever change
his life.
The moment
had
arrived.
A package
was placed
into his hands.
On the front
of this package,
was a copy
of
the front cover
of his book.
He felt like
his heart
stopped
for the briefest
of moments.
For
the sense
of achievement
was
without parallel.
Here,
before him,
was
his first book.
For
a man
who had
never been
a father,
it was like
the birth
of
his first child.
Such was
the incredible
euphoria
that consumed
him,
and
still does,
to this day.
After collecting
his books,
he journeyed
to what was,
and still is,
his favourite place
to enjoy
another favourite thing,
afternoon tea.
He proudly
showed
his book
to many
of his friends
at that location.
All of them
were
delighted with
the result.
Over
the next
eight years,
the journey
of this book
would take it
to almost
every corner
of our world.
Anyone
who took
the time
to open it,
found
the book
uncannily
perceptive,
of that person
at that time.
Such was,
such is,
the magic
of this man’s
first book.
It really is
an extraordinary
first.
Little did
this man know,
how special
his first book
was.
Yet,
time after time,
it proved itself,
in the hands
of almost
anyone
who opened it.
So it is
on this day,
that he celebrates
the eighth anniversary
of the birth
of his first book,
“A nod and a smile.”
© Gary Dodd 2011
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