Hey God--Are You Really Really Up There?

I am an old friend of the storyteller, so I surely feel that I can voice my opinion about his story. Extraordinary, is the only way to describe it. It should be read by everybody – by nonbelievers and by believers – by rabbis and priests – by old people and by young people. It’s not a difficult book, and it’s not a zillion pages either. It’s in the perfect sense, simply a book’s book, if you know what I mean. It’s about thee question – a question that has haunted and plagued mankind since the very beginning of time. Hey, my old friend the storyteller, is just an average guy – like you or like me. He lived in Kansas, had a wonderful family, a terrific job, lots of friends and loads of dreams. Then, suddenly, out of nowhere, in a six-month period, in the 34th year of his young life, or as many seconds as 34 years would come to, it all came crashing to a dead halt. My old friend’s name is Walter, not Wally and for sure, not junior. And best he can, as he tells his story, he tries real hard to answer that question – thee question. Is there? or isn’t there?