This is the story of Sam whose life resembles the journey and discovery of the truth of 30 birds in The Conference of the Birds written by Attar, a 12th century Persian poet.
Sam was born in 1947 to a loving family in the poverty stricken south side of Chicago. After losing both his parents before becoming a teenager he struggles to survive, grow up, wed, develop a career and deal with both downfall and wealth. All the while he seeks the ultimate truth in the study and practice of different religions and philosophies.
At the end of his spiritual journey Sam finds the essence and common ground of all religions. He tries to apply his understandings and faith as a basis for peace and to heal divisions in his community, but only finds success in other surprising ways
Sohrab ChamanAra was born in 1947 in Kermanshah, Iran. He graduated from the University of London as an electrical engineer in 1969 and worked in Iran until 1987 when he immigrated to the U. S. He became a U.S. citizen a few years later and has been living in Des Plaines, Illinois since 1988. He and his wife of 36 years, Minoo have one daughter, Shabnam.
He has always worked as an engineer and this is his first writing experience.
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