Dr.Talib Kafaji has travelled around the world and seen over one hundred countries, his book [Inward Journey] is a collection of real stories that took place in a different places and different time. By the end of each story there is encapsulated wisdom presented to the reader to take home. The Brazilian woman story presented the ultimate human attempt to change one life from being prostitute working in brothel to he owner of philanthropic company which helped to change the lives of other people. The kindred spirit story is a mind-boggling and it has no explanation from scientific perspective. There also few chapters about the psychology of the Middle East and why the Arab culture has such profound impact on people and how is the harsh desert life influenced the Arab's attitudes .The other part of the psychology of Arab that they place a great values on virginity and woman sexuality. The woman private organ is the center of cultural honor and reverence. And there has been a lot of blood shed over the lost of woman virginity. Some chapters of the book have addressed why human being works towards our own misery rather then our happiness. The struggle of all of us to find a meaning or joy in our life can be undermine by our irrational thinking which is embedded in our unconscious mind. The book has numerous interviews with Guru and learned men to distill their experiences and presented to the readers so they can saver it. The chapter in kindred spirit spells out the burning desire within everyone of us to have someone special in our life, someone who bring the best out of us, and make life worth living. There are also few stories that the evil side of our nature triumphed over the benevolent side of human individual. The psychology of religion is close to the heart of all of us and why we have strong desire to worship God, is that part of human psychology or it is just a mere indoctrination by human culture. The psychology of Adam story can bring to the reader how our father struggled with his impulses. And finally the immediate gratification and the lost of his virtue took over his faculty of reasoning which eventually was thrown out of paradise, and brought down to the earth to encounter pain and hardship. The worse enemy of man is him/herself. The Moroccan story is turning point in the author's life , and it is mystical story .The first chapter of the book , the story of my underwear can be a metaphor for some of us that who tolerate pain and suffering and do not explore change. How we stay in discomfort and anguish and do not see the change even right before our eyes. The last chapter of the book is about our previous life and how can we understand such complex concept. The book provides the readers with insights and guidance into the individual's life to live in peace within themselves as well as with the world around them. The Wednesday evening discussion can be very entertaining and enlighten, because the friend tend to jump from one topic to another without preparation. There are several unusual treatment cases that the author brought in the book from his practice [of course name changed for confidentiality] as a psychologist for over 25 years that cases can help the readers to identify or develop a broader perspective into human nature rather then the narrow perspective that the majority tend to have.
