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ONE: The Story of the Ultimate Myth
Two strangers meet in a park by chance.
Sonal, formerly a sociology professor and firebrand activist, is battling memory loss and acute depression. Abhay, a once-celebrated genetic engineer, is a paranoid fugitive hiding from an establishment whose scientific paradigm he once challenged.
To the world they both are insane, but the truth is deeper.
Abhay shares his most closely guarded thoughts with Sonal, in the form of a book. It is a radical, paradigm-shifting perspective, and the two misfits discover that they are kindred souls, forced to doubt their own sanity by a deluded culture.
Together, they plan to take their revelation to the world before it's too late. But, as always, reality has other plans...
Sonal, formerly a sociology professor and firebrand activist, is battling memory loss and acute depression. Abhay, a once-celebrated genetic engineer, is a paranoid fugitive hiding from an establishment whose scientific paradigm he once challenged.
To the world they both are insane, but the truth is deeper.
Abhay shares his most closely guarded thoughts with Sonal, in the form of a book. It is a radical, paradigm-shifting perspective, and the two misfits discover that they are kindred souls, forced to doubt their own sanity by a deluded culture.
Together, they plan to take their revelation to the world before it's too late. But, as always, reality has other plans...
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147 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 7, 2023
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August 31, 2023
When I started this book, I wasn't entirely certain about what to anticipate. The blurb projected a work of fiction, yet the fact that it was penned by a filmmaker intrigued me, sparking curiosity about a potentially cinematic narrative. However, the reviews adorning the back cover hinted at philosophical depths and ecological considerations. With an open slate of mind, I embarked on the reading journey.
Within the pages, an unexpected companionship unfolds between two disparate individuals—a former sociology professor named Sonal and a scientist named Abhay. Their initial interaction is nothing more than a fleeting exchange of glances. Yet, as the narrative progresses, their lives intricately interlace, offering insights into their past careers and the personas they embodied years prior.
Amidst this character-driven narrative, author Mansoor Khan adeptly weaves an essential message—highlighting the pervasive contamination of the environment due to the heedless actions of humanity, overshadowing the imperative for benevolent change. From the words of the author, it becomes evident that this book is the culmination of two decades of introspection and a quest for truth. What commenced as a mission to safeguard his land evolved into a relentless exploration of multifaceted quandaries spanning environmental, societal, economic, and even spiritual realms. The revelations spawned by these inquiries gradually revealed the fallibility ingrained within our perception of reality.
The tale centers around two societal misfits whose collaboration sets forth an experiment that defies expectations, ultimately leading to success. Delving deeper, the narrative unveils a multitude of layers incorporating science, technology, logic, philosophy, and the enigmatic pasts of the central protagonists.
Ecological predicaments in the book, ranging from genetically modified crops to the construction of dams—events culminating in the uprooting of communities, disruption of livelihoods, and the degradation of natural habitats. The narrative also dissects themes such as the greed borne of power, ecological disequilibrium, mental health challenges, and the escalating sabotage of our environment. In its essence, the book conveys the profound dictum that 'Life harmonizes when one surrenders to nature.'
Moreover, the narrative casts an unflinching gaze upon the manifold issues afflicting our contemporary society and environment. Through the conduit of Abhay's triumphant experiment, the author potentially presents a remedy for one of these quandaries.
In totality, this book offers a contemplative reading experience, best savored at a leisurely pace to internalize the profound truths it holds. It induces a profound comprehension of reality and interconnectedness, illuminating the urgency to recalibrate human actions to preserve our planet. An intellectually stimulating read that delves into the crux of the global predicament.
Within the pages, an unexpected companionship unfolds between two disparate individuals—a former sociology professor named Sonal and a scientist named Abhay. Their initial interaction is nothing more than a fleeting exchange of glances. Yet, as the narrative progresses, their lives intricately interlace, offering insights into their past careers and the personas they embodied years prior.
Amidst this character-driven narrative, author Mansoor Khan adeptly weaves an essential message—highlighting the pervasive contamination of the environment due to the heedless actions of humanity, overshadowing the imperative for benevolent change. From the words of the author, it becomes evident that this book is the culmination of two decades of introspection and a quest for truth. What commenced as a mission to safeguard his land evolved into a relentless exploration of multifaceted quandaries spanning environmental, societal, economic, and even spiritual realms. The revelations spawned by these inquiries gradually revealed the fallibility ingrained within our perception of reality.
The tale centers around two societal misfits whose collaboration sets forth an experiment that defies expectations, ultimately leading to success. Delving deeper, the narrative unveils a multitude of layers incorporating science, technology, logic, philosophy, and the enigmatic pasts of the central protagonists.
Ecological predicaments in the book, ranging from genetically modified crops to the construction of dams—events culminating in the uprooting of communities, disruption of livelihoods, and the degradation of natural habitats. The narrative also dissects themes such as the greed borne of power, ecological disequilibrium, mental health challenges, and the escalating sabotage of our environment. In its essence, the book conveys the profound dictum that 'Life harmonizes when one surrenders to nature.'
Moreover, the narrative casts an unflinching gaze upon the manifold issues afflicting our contemporary society and environment. Through the conduit of Abhay's triumphant experiment, the author potentially presents a remedy for one of these quandaries.
In totality, this book offers a contemplative reading experience, best savored at a leisurely pace to internalize the profound truths it holds. It induces a profound comprehension of reality and interconnectedness, illuminating the urgency to recalibrate human actions to preserve our planet. An intellectually stimulating read that delves into the crux of the global predicament.
September 2, 2023
One
The story of the ultimate myth
By Mansoor Khan
Genre - Novel / Philosophical / Fiction
Rating
What a mind-boggling, brilliant return of Mansoor Khan. Exposes the reality of mankind and presents arguments on awareness about our future just wrapped in a single cover. A strong powerful narrative from veteran movie director, and writer Mansoor Khan is waiting to uncover the ultimate truth and giving us cold sweat that goes deep down inside our bones.
When Sonal went to the park, like everyday morning rituals little did she know there was a man with a briefcase who possessed a storm inside it. Sonal is battling with her memory loss and monster like depression, everyone knows she was a splendid sociology professor who had a visionary perspective and was a fiery activist but Sonal forgot her own identity.
And the person with a briefcase, Sonal saw every day in the park is Abhay, a once-celebrated genetic engineer, now is a paranoid fugitive hiding from an establishment whose scientific paradigm he once challenged.
They both became friends and then slowly a storm formation started; Abhay showed what keepsakes he had in the briefcase, and they started working on some hidden project...
The book largely discusses the nature of civilization and understanding reality is a thought-provoking attempt with brutally honest presentation. With diagrams and charts author shows great research and developing the book to its pinnacle is finally to prove a mind-blowing concept.
Author sheds focus on how we made so many horrific choices in shaping our world, we lost and grew with blind faith in science and technology only to forget about humanity that suppressed our natural world. Once a boon has now become a curse.
The book is such a powerful blow to our minds. Can we survive after facing this blow? Can we save our habit of obeying science and worship mentality? Do humans always need a power to worship? At first, it's religion, and then science became a new God, isn't it true? Truly amazing masterpiece Mansoor Khan delivered this time.
The plot is very clear and apt written about the author's research and still it seems like a thriller book. An engrossing, mystic atmosphere makes sense with the argument the author aims to establish through his book.
A mind-boggling twisting story that delves into scientific research, manipulation of the natural world, and developing crisis. Must read the book.
The story of the ultimate myth
By Mansoor Khan
Genre - Novel / Philosophical / Fiction
Rating
What a mind-boggling, brilliant return of Mansoor Khan. Exposes the reality of mankind and presents arguments on awareness about our future just wrapped in a single cover. A strong powerful narrative from veteran movie director, and writer Mansoor Khan is waiting to uncover the ultimate truth and giving us cold sweat that goes deep down inside our bones.
When Sonal went to the park, like everyday morning rituals little did she know there was a man with a briefcase who possessed a storm inside it. Sonal is battling with her memory loss and monster like depression, everyone knows she was a splendid sociology professor who had a visionary perspective and was a fiery activist but Sonal forgot her own identity.
And the person with a briefcase, Sonal saw every day in the park is Abhay, a once-celebrated genetic engineer, now is a paranoid fugitive hiding from an establishment whose scientific paradigm he once challenged.
They both became friends and then slowly a storm formation started; Abhay showed what keepsakes he had in the briefcase, and they started working on some hidden project...
The book largely discusses the nature of civilization and understanding reality is a thought-provoking attempt with brutally honest presentation. With diagrams and charts author shows great research and developing the book to its pinnacle is finally to prove a mind-blowing concept.
Author sheds focus on how we made so many horrific choices in shaping our world, we lost and grew with blind faith in science and technology only to forget about humanity that suppressed our natural world. Once a boon has now become a curse.
The book is such a powerful blow to our minds. Can we survive after facing this blow? Can we save our habit of obeying science and worship mentality? Do humans always need a power to worship? At first, it's religion, and then science became a new God, isn't it true? Truly amazing masterpiece Mansoor Khan delivered this time.
The plot is very clear and apt written about the author's research and still it seems like a thriller book. An engrossing, mystic atmosphere makes sense with the argument the author aims to establish through his book.
A mind-boggling twisting story that delves into scientific research, manipulation of the natural world, and developing crisis. Must read the book.
September 3, 2023
ONE is one of the important and engaging book which will blew your mind riveting about the ultimate truth of a culture. The central thesis of the book is that it is not man's fault that people and the world are suffering, but rather the civilisation itself.
Sonal, a former sociology professor and a radical activist was battling with acute depression and memory loss. Every morning she goes for a walk to the park. One fine day, she saw a man with brief case, who was strange in behaviour rapt her attention. His name is Abhay, a scientist who believed that through science he can create a better world were food was plenty and diseases few. But he was trapped by the competitor and labelled his findings were false. A once-celebrated genetic engineer who challenged the status quo of science is now a paranoid fugitive hiding from that establishment.
To the world they both may be insane but the truth cannot hidden... Abhay shared his brief case to sonal and the story starts....
To know the truth, grab the book 📖...
This book unravels the deeper truths which challenges your mind and your perspectives. This book is a combination of fiction and philosophical but it's a complete page turner with powerful throught provoking insights about our contemporary world. No were you will feel bored because it pinpoints how a single culture of man collapsed our world in the name of civilization which will take our breath away.
"Life simply works when you surrender to nature".
Once you read this book you will understand this quote.... A complete cycle of life...
The author has done a complete research and brought this book to the world. A warmest thanks to the author for this wonderful book which helped me to understand the ultimate truth of our culture. This book must be "seeked" not given....
Highly recommended and must read book for the future of mankind.
Sonal, a former sociology professor and a radical activist was battling with acute depression and memory loss. Every morning she goes for a walk to the park. One fine day, she saw a man with brief case, who was strange in behaviour rapt her attention. His name is Abhay, a scientist who believed that through science he can create a better world were food was plenty and diseases few. But he was trapped by the competitor and labelled his findings were false. A once-celebrated genetic engineer who challenged the status quo of science is now a paranoid fugitive hiding from that establishment.
To the world they both may be insane but the truth cannot hidden... Abhay shared his brief case to sonal and the story starts....
To know the truth, grab the book 📖...
This book unravels the deeper truths which challenges your mind and your perspectives. This book is a combination of fiction and philosophical but it's a complete page turner with powerful throught provoking insights about our contemporary world. No were you will feel bored because it pinpoints how a single culture of man collapsed our world in the name of civilization which will take our breath away.
"Life simply works when you surrender to nature".
Once you read this book you will understand this quote.... A complete cycle of life...
The author has done a complete research and brought this book to the world. A warmest thanks to the author for this wonderful book which helped me to understand the ultimate truth of our culture. This book must be "seeked" not given....
Highly recommended and must read book for the future of mankind.
November 26, 2024
I will say my second reading of 'ONE: The Story of the Ultimate Myth' was so much better than the first time probably because i understood it so much better, it is such a complex study and takes a while to process all this information. I loved the diagram work as it is so simple to understand, my favorite is the one about boundaries, it is such a simple diagram but says so much about how we function in our lives on a day to day basis. As much as i wish i could apply these rules in my life cause it does seem very tempting to live the way Abhay does but unfortunately we are living in an eco system where we are always having to give in to the hierarchy for survival or luxury, depending on our statuses. I am very amused by the climax as it is really dark, maybe it is the circle of life?
i see a Sonal in me wanting to stand for certain causes, i see a Sonal in many people wanting to stand up for what they believe in but unfortunately i don't see an Abhay in most of their lives to learn from, to look upto. I very fortunately found an Abhay in my life after not knowing that i was looking for someone to learn about life from and look upto. I actually do think that civilization is a power game against civilization itself and against nature. The next chapter in civilization is Artificial Intelligence, which everybody seems very curious about, and i wonder how that is going to affect the planet. Unfortunately in schools we are taught to run towards being the best (competition), the toppers are always celebrated, the others are made to feel lesser important, that divide is the beginning of power dynamics then being created by the school environment, Civilization did create a massive divide between everything, their say in what is right and what is wrong constantly changes on certain subjects based on new improved studies. I don't think i have read a book like this, and i will surely be asking my younger brother & one of my best friends to read this book.
The book is an eye opener and leaves you thinking about stuff that we either have forgotten or growing up in the new world are not even thinking of cause we all want to be somebody. This is the kind of book the more one reads the more you'll be able to pick up, as so much has been written, so much that is to be thought about. 20 years of writing this book must have been quite a journey, i can't imagine.
Last thing: i'd love to see a movie adaptation of this book though a screenplay for this book is going to be really hard to do justice to. Hope someone cracks it 🤞
i see a Sonal in me wanting to stand for certain causes, i see a Sonal in many people wanting to stand up for what they believe in but unfortunately i don't see an Abhay in most of their lives to learn from, to look upto. I very fortunately found an Abhay in my life after not knowing that i was looking for someone to learn about life from and look upto. I actually do think that civilization is a power game against civilization itself and against nature. The next chapter in civilization is Artificial Intelligence, which everybody seems very curious about, and i wonder how that is going to affect the planet. Unfortunately in schools we are taught to run towards being the best (competition), the toppers are always celebrated, the others are made to feel lesser important, that divide is the beginning of power dynamics then being created by the school environment, Civilization did create a massive divide between everything, their say in what is right and what is wrong constantly changes on certain subjects based on new improved studies. I don't think i have read a book like this, and i will surely be asking my younger brother & one of my best friends to read this book.
The book is an eye opener and leaves you thinking about stuff that we either have forgotten or growing up in the new world are not even thinking of cause we all want to be somebody. This is the kind of book the more one reads the more you'll be able to pick up, as so much has been written, so much that is to be thought about. 20 years of writing this book must have been quite a journey, i can't imagine.
Last thing: i'd love to see a movie adaptation of this book though a screenplay for this book is going to be really hard to do justice to. Hope someone cracks it 🤞
February 20, 2024
The book is mindblowing!
Sustainability is crucial for our future survival. Industrialization has ignored sustainability and landed us in a suicidal society. Our society is progressing toward its destruction. Mr. Khan has introduced us to this very complex and dry subject of sustainability with a highly readable story. On a superficial level, it is about a love affair between two deranged people. With their perspective, Mr. Mansoor Khan takes us on a journey of sustainability, drawing on the metaphorical similarity of living in a rented house and ignoring its maintenance with the ravaging of natural resources and harming ecology in the pursuit of making money. The book is a stark reminder that makes me ponder, who is deranged. Would we learn to live sustainably or perish in the pursuit of profit?
Sustainability is crucial for our future survival. Industrialization has ignored sustainability and landed us in a suicidal society. Our society is progressing toward its destruction. Mr. Khan has introduced us to this very complex and dry subject of sustainability with a highly readable story. On a superficial level, it is about a love affair between two deranged people. With their perspective, Mr. Mansoor Khan takes us on a journey of sustainability, drawing on the metaphorical similarity of living in a rented house and ignoring its maintenance with the ravaging of natural resources and harming ecology in the pursuit of making money. The book is a stark reminder that makes me ponder, who is deranged. Would we learn to live sustainably or perish in the pursuit of profit?
December 3, 2023
Easy to read tale that grappled with big ideas of how indigenous communities around the world interact with nature and perceive life in contrast to those of the capitalist boundary focused cultures. Perfect book for me combining fiction with truth. I learnt something and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. I would and have already, recommended this book to others.
August 16, 2023
One: The Story of the Ultimate Myth is a book within a book, a story within a story, layered with the many elements that make up our environment. Khan’s book takes us into the lives of two depressed and deranged people-Sonal and Abhay. Both are well educated and approach life differently from the normal perspective. Sonal was a sociology professor and activist; Abhay was a plant pathologist who engineered a new breed of rice, a genetically modified seed that would apparently have more nutrients. Along the passage of their work, their views changed and they saw the fatality of their path. Their sensitivity towards the environment is coupled with ethical and moral issues.
Far from the world of Bollywood’s unreal, commercial romances, Mansoor Khan travels through time and space to talk about ecological destruction and evolution in a philosophical yet contemporary manner. The master of storytelling remains true to his art—his unique approach to climate crisis, environmental degradation, ignorance, greed forces us to put on our thinking cap and question our extravagant and rampant use of natural resources.
Far from the world of Bollywood’s unreal, commercial romances, Mansoor Khan travels through time and space to talk about ecological destruction and evolution in a philosophical yet contemporary manner. The master of storytelling remains true to his art—his unique approach to climate crisis, environmental degradation, ignorance, greed forces us to put on our thinking cap and question our extravagant and rampant use of natural resources.
August 26, 2025
It was better he just wrote an article about civilization cultures cause pain not humans that’s all book has.
And we should live in farm not in cities with pollution. Nothing new.
And we should live in farm not in cities with pollution. Nothing new.
December 28, 2023
The story of ultimate myth!
This book starts with the encounter of two strangers in a park. Both have their own secrets. And how each one of their past secrets leads them to where they are today 😶🌫️
The writing style of this book is brilliant 🤌🏻 This book is a result of years of writing and we can understand that by reading this book. A book like this is something that requires an exceptional skill to create such an interesting book that focuses on multiple aspects in a uniquely weaved story.
It is a very short book of just 152 pages. You can finish it in a day or two 🤩
This book discusses about old world v/s new world with a fictional story. And certainly makes us to do some self reflection on where we are leading towards. Is it a progess or destruction? Are we leading to save this planet or doing it more harm than cure?
A must read for the people who care about this planet, about sustainability and the people who wants to read non - fiction books but they are boring 🥱 This is a fiction book but the topic it discussed is just 🌻
The end of this book left me 🤯
That's what I would like to say, because otherwise it would be a spoiler to share more details 🥲
P. S.: This book must been "seeked" not given 🌝
This book starts with the encounter of two strangers in a park. Both have their own secrets. And how each one of their past secrets leads them to where they are today 😶🌫️
The writing style of this book is brilliant 🤌🏻 This book is a result of years of writing and we can understand that by reading this book. A book like this is something that requires an exceptional skill to create such an interesting book that focuses on multiple aspects in a uniquely weaved story.
It is a very short book of just 152 pages. You can finish it in a day or two 🤩
This book discusses about old world v/s new world with a fictional story. And certainly makes us to do some self reflection on where we are leading towards. Is it a progess or destruction? Are we leading to save this planet or doing it more harm than cure?
A must read for the people who care about this planet, about sustainability and the people who wants to read non - fiction books but they are boring 🥱 This is a fiction book but the topic it discussed is just 🌻
The end of this book left me 🤯
That's what I would like to say, because otherwise it would be a spoiler to share more details 🥲
P. S.: This book must been "seeked" not given 🌝
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