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Life is an incredible journey, filled with loyal companions – family, friends, and like-minded souls. They are so original and uniquely predictable that I sometimes feel I have known them in another life. Each of them has contributed to this book, and I am deeply grateful to them all.

To my parents – for my uniqueness, the exceptional blend of their genetic material in a special ratio, and for everything they have done to shape my destiny.

To my wife – for her patience, love, and boundless, inspiring care.

To my children – for their high expectations and determination, which serve as the best example of unceasing growth.

To all my friends – those eternally rushing, bustling, and sensitive romantics who give me the strength to laugh at myself and help me smile in the most dramatic moments of life.

I am thankful to everyone who supports me in my puzzling attempts to make this world a better place. And to everyone else – for the wide spectrum of perspectives, each reminding us that nothing human is foreign to us.

Our challenges are simply proof of the Creator’s genuine interest in all of us. I am grateful to Him for continuing to teach His lessons and for still holding out hope for us. Life’s journey changes us. God rewards those who know how to wait but laughs at those who mistake laziness for patience. I thank Him for crafting my life’s story, for allowing me to walk the fine line separating the living from the eternal. I thank Him for not abandoning us in tough times and for helping us believe that tomorrow will be better than today. Because that is our greatest hope.

I am sincerely grateful to all my adversaries and those who envy me, and to all those who have been indifferent or impatient. It is thanks to them, too, that I’ve become who I am. Love your enemies… but never trust them.

Thanks to my teachers – they separated light from darkness. Some simply turned the light on.

Special thanks to my old friend, who happens to be the editor and translator of The Power of Narrative Intelligence into English, for his witty comments and valuable advice. Our collaboration continues.

I cherish what cannot be lost, what does not exist, and what cannot be destroyed because it was never built. We can only dispel the illusion of what seems real. And that is what this book is about.

This is a book about our world – a world where those who know remain silent, while those who speak do not know.

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