I am a 76 year old man who has taught poetry, literature and composition at Monmouth University, who graduated from Penn State University and the Methodist Theological School in Delaware, Ohio (M.A.C.E and M.Div degrees). I have taught, preached, and performed the rituals in two states. Along the way there was a Ph.D in counseling psychology. For the past decade or so, on and off, mostly on after retirement, I have been writing about the affairs, people and struggles of Ebadya, and the challenge of doing the next right thing. My gratitude to my editor, illustrator, and oldest son could not be greater.