Words of Wisdom From Down Under - Keep it Simple Mate!

Words of Wisdom From Down Under - Keep itcomplicated matters, your message will not be
Simple Mate!heard.
09/27/07One of things I least like about new age, is the
In a desperate effort to understand who we are,jargon that is used is very much the jargon in
and our purpose - humanity has continued toreligion with a new twist. It's not necessary, and it
make things more difficult and has lost its way.is used purposefully to raise the status of the
He tries to dissect the cigar to understand why.belief system and make believers out of the
I talked to my publisher today, a couple of weekscommon folk.
after I sent him my new manuscript. He replied inIt seems to be a natural trend to move away
an email that he liked the book but it was not forfrom simplicity and lose ourselves in our own
them, as it was written in a direction that they didindulgence. So what I have been writing against, I
not want to go.have also demonstrated in the evolution of my
What does that mean? I gave him a callown writing style. Complicated moves us away
yesterday and asked what he meant. I reallyfrom our true nature and away from ourselves
appreciated his answer as I was looking foruntil we can no longer recognize the person we
constructive criticism. I think that most of thewere. This is the process of evolution; we change
time people are too polite and tell you what theyand are no longer that which we were. But that
think you want to hear. I.E., "I really liked yourdoes not mean we should lose are ability to
book, but I would never recommend it to anyonecommunicate properly and in a meaningful way
because..."with those who are not where we are in their
This is what I would like to hear, it would be theevolution.
greatest help. It would be nice to keep theThe message in my new book "Led Down the
comments less complicated and truthful so that IGarden Path" is powerful and has huge
don't have to read between the lines.ramifications for the new human that will take
My editor said the book was too philosophical forover long after we have gone. The message is
the average man on the street in Australia andboth crystal clear and elegant, "You can't create
New Zealand. It read more like a book forsomething new, using old ideas." I am proud of
university graduates. He invited me to rewrite thethe book the way it is, and it will be published
book and resubmit it in a less sophisticated form -before Christmas this year in North America - but
something the man on the street could use andI will create another version for the common side
without the religious bashing (not in his words).of Roy E. Klienwachter and for others who have
I was greatly appreciative of his comments andchosen a less complicate life style.
flattered that he thought is was too sophisticated.The words we use and poor communication skills
It is generally my way to write in simple languageare the greatest separators of peoples. The
so that there can be no misinterpretation of thewords we choose also separates us from what
message I am trying to send. That part waswe truly are and what we think we are. In an
good for the ego, but it means a whole lot moreeffort to be accepted by our readers, many
work to rewrite the book for those down underauthors lose site of the purpose for which we
folks. It also sent a message to me, and it is thewrite our books - to communicate. Sometimes a
opposite of what I am trying to do. I havecigar is just a cigar and we don't have to make
written several articles about keeping things simplesomething else of it no matter how tempted we
and uncomplicated, and by writing this book Iare. Honesty is purity of thought, and words
have clearly demonstrated my point. If no onespoken simply.
can understand you because you have