The personally reflective nature of the book, which looks across decades, is its most compelling aspect. Meakes offers a detailed look at how a person's identity and beliefs emanate from the quality and sequence of their life experiences. His confident, critical, sober yet hopeful view of himself and the world is engaging and inviting. -Clarion Review DISCOVER A UNIQUE, COMPREHENSIBLE, AND ATTAINABLE CONCEPT FOR WORLD PEACE. In Perspective: The Golden Rule, David Meakes brings passion, revealing insight, and thoughtful analysis to illustrate his visceral hatred of the immorality and cruelty of war. By taking the reader through his growing years; his rational doubt of traditional religions; his political belief; his five years of WWII experience; the assassinations of President John Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King and Senator Robert Kennedy; and his comprehensive review of the causes and solutions of war, he presents a distinctive and informative approach to the age-old quest for world peace. Meakes uses a historical timeline, incisive analysis and relevant quotations to illustrate his intelligent and carefully researched commentary on global education, political issues and historical events. His hope? That this tiny seed, combining with others, will culminate in a global peaceful society.