Henry, a cockney arsonist and psychopath, was the catalyst to Vony's
enlightenment. Ironically, she started out as the teacher and ended up
as Eliza Doolittle, the naïve student. Perhaps Henry's unwitting mission
was to help others by telling their story. Angry at a God following the
death of a sibling, Vony initially rejected religion. Eventually she
realized that religion, science and philosophy are compatible; without
investigating them all, the answer to a meaningful life would be
incomplete. As an exercise therapist teaching classes for psychiatric
offenders, as well as in nursing homes for people living out their final
furlong, Vony met Henry. In her work she encountered individuals of all
ages with mental, physical and emotional disabilities in contrast to
socializing with the rich and famous. She sought to understand them all
through a looking glass of behavioral psychology, Bible studies,
philosophy, poetry, Eastern religions, spiritualists, psychics and
astrologers. Whatever their weaknesses or limitations, everyone is
similar at their core, and the same universal, simple truths apply to
finding a meaningful life for them all.
