Through Eyes of Shiva

About the Book

     This story is about the self-destruction entire populations can bring on themselves out of their own thoughtless behavior. History is filled with examples of such behavior. Entire civilizations can at times latch on to a completely heretical idea and with zeal cast itself unwittingly onto the scrap heap of history only to be forgotten and repeated later on. The story begins after just such an event that is global and the story revolves around the remainder of that civilization and those who escape using high technology but return to save them. People quite often forget that technology is always many years ahead of where we think it is. Many people were quite excited about being able to see some guy get into a rocket, fly into orbit and land safely. What they didn’t realize was that at the same time, we had built the SR71, which could penetrate Soviet airspace and return unscathed with ease. When the gulf war began we again discovered that not only did we have throw-away watches, we had jets that were no bigger than a bird to a radar system. We are always much further ahead than we realize.

     Quite often man is his own worst enemy and his best friend at the same time. This story is about that paradox and what goes through the minds of both sides of that equation. It also revolves around some who are in a miserable situation and don’t want it to change because they are familiar with it. Along with that there is the underlying message about personal responsibility. Where does your responsibility pick up and where does theirs end?!

     The story ranges from the stars to the very Earth we all walk and live on. There are inventions that are quite possible and probably under development as of this writing. It is also a story of the love between friends and two people in love with each other for life. It is also about those who refuse to take an honest look at themselves and the consequences of that failure. This is a tale about thoughtfulness and thoughtlessness and what happens when they collide with each other.

     Science Fiction is responsible for many of the inventions we now enjoy because it inspired young minds. It is to young and old that this book is directed. To the young for developing more critical thinking and imagination and to the older reader for enjoying the simple fact you are probably right more often than not.

About the Author

Richard Hawkins was born in Aurora, Colorado and grew up in Littleton, Colorado. He has been married for twenty-five years, and worked for the same Aerospace Company for twenty-six. His primary interests over the years have been his family, sociology, mastering his survival skills, windsurfing, music, politics, raising wolves, art of all types, mycology, permaculture, archeological anomalies, geo-politics and staying gainfully employed; not necessarily in that order. He often describes himself as a separate subspecies of human – ‘Eclecticus-Iconoclastimus’. His primary driving force is his unwavering belief that as sovereign citizens we are each responsible not only for our own beliefs and actions, but where those beliefs and actions take us in life: That the truly intelligent person learns to determine what that consequence might be and then acts accordingly. Our individual actions always affect far more than we can imagine.