Authentically Human

By Scott Christian

We are the tally of our lives. Each moment, each choice, defining our character a bit further until a human life is discernable from the multitude of actions. This book is a collection of inspired choices and the thoughts that come from them. These glimpses come together like a puzzle forming a larger picture of people who love and learn, who prosper and occasionally suffer. These people are in us all and speak to the commonality of a shared human experience. Moment by moment we build people, person by person we build a community. Such is included in these pages.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Scott Christian
• Release date: Aug 5, 2016

Book preview

odd but ending well

night is in broad display,

and its prevalence makes that lonely woman

dragging a suitcase down the middle of the road

look alien.

i offer her a ride,

requesting that she spare me the misfortunes

of robbery and murder.

nearly in tears, she borrows my phone

to secure shelter with local friends—

these wagers of faith…

she and the see

hours passing, and she fathoms deep in reflection.

in her the fact and formless

make equal efforts toward acquiring substance—

whether it’s inspiration becoming action

or the intimate knowing of what buoys persona,

she cherishes the enveloping weight of immersion.

from what’s in her of eternity’s