Summing Up

<I>Our goal generally understood but frequently not articulated is to amass enough wealth or where-with-all to retire. For many the ravages of age sickness and/or age-related job restrictions actually compel us to retire. This is like a hurtling train hitting a massive brick wall. Like a bird flying at full speed into a window pane. Like a sprinter dashing to the finish line and stopping on a dime. Injuries can and do result. Opposites collide. Hard. A lifetime of working becomes a life of leisure? relaxation? boredom? unease? All covered by a patina of guilt because of non-productivity.</I></p>Author Joseph M. Gould presents a clear nimbleness of heart and mind in his essays about the human condition in <I>Summing Up</I>. Displaying a penchant for examining and commenting about his life Gould easily flits from a discussion about God to the appeal of American football. His steadfast honesty challenges and delights as he delves into the human psyche.</p>Gould's amusing potpourri of forays into the human condition exude sensitivity and insight offering a unique point of view of our world today.</p>