In a world that is doing everything in its power to tell you what and how to be, this is a time to ask questions. To answer questions. To question answers.
Quest - 121 questions of liberation from the prison of self-domestication, Cristina Gallegos and John E. Kobara, simply deliver a map that will take us from where we stand, to the kind of existence we have always wanted, removing the obstacle of confusion. Quest is a book of questions, essential questions for life offered as tools to make the reader's next decision easier and cohesive.
Quest aims to positively disrupt and dislodge the darkness from life's stuck corners. It beckons with humor, hard-core insights, and the fresh voices of youth. An accessible invitation for the reader to become an essential co-author by answering the 121 questions that span the spectrum of life's existence.
And because it is easy to ignore the pain of not knowing who we are or what we actually want in life, Gallegos and Kobara make it even easier for the reader to follow the map, helping to reach that clarity by answering any or all of 121 questions. While there is no pressure, there is nevertheless guidance and a gentle handholding, as the questions are structured in seasons of life (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter), as well as indexed in quest categories such as "Change", "Identity", "Goals", "Pain", "Self", "Path", "Time" and "Legacy".
It's all first person, unvarnished, and jaunty. To spur the reader along, Gallegos and Kobara add mature insights to the questions, sharing from their vast and, at times, humorous life experiences in both philanthropy and corporate sectors. Blended with a selection of unfiltered younger voices ranging from 6 to 19 years old, curated out of thousands of direct interviews answering to prompts such as "what have I always dreamt of doing?", "what is God to me?", "what is my relationship with money?" or "what is my blind spot?"
The 16th book from Gallegos and Kobara's debut, Quest is both a reading book and a writing book with a blank page allocated to every question to dare the reader to jot down their own insights, to become a co-author. In the end, the book is a simple sequence of steps that once put together, become part spiritual journey, part pragmatic voyage. All one needs to do is begin.
Answer the Quest!