Author: Ashok Ahuja
Publisher: Seagull Books
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 66
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8170462479
Description
The central character of this fable is a little tortoise making his first long journey alone. His destination is the Source of all Stories – his grandmother, the original storyteller. He sets his sights on the sun and the stars, following their crossing s while the sky and earth watch over him, lending their expanse to his eventful journey.
His encounters along the way, with a bird, a fish, a snail, a flower, a rock, help understand our place in this world. Through the dialogue between the past and the present, Time unfolds itself, laying bare for our consideration, many of the most fundamental issues of our time, and of all time.
The Third Race is a fable. At its heart is a little tortoise but this is not his story. It is a story of the river that flows as it must, in order to be itself.
No, this is not a book of wisdom; only a chronicle of a journey. It is a tale of awe and of wonder, with a range of emotions, taking us across the thin line that often separates confusion and despair, from faith and hope.
Old tortoises say:
Small things need more attention
Don't hasten through them - and they go a long way
Chew well, read slowly, think deeply
Move surely
Life lasts