Goodreads asked Deborah Morrison / Deborah A. Morrison:

If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Deborah Morrison / Deborah A. Morrison The fictional book I would travel to is "Warrior Of The Light" by Paulo Coelho. This book is an inspirational companion book to Paulo Coelho's well known book "The Alchemist." In this fictional story I would be "the boy's" travel companion. We would walk along the shore of the beach and listen to the sound of waves as they dance upon the sands. We would look out at the horizon and see blue sky and ocean. As we stand together near the shore we meet "the woman" who tells us about the temple with many bells. Fascinated by "the woman's" story, "the boy" and I would try to hear the temple bells even though the temple was swallowed up by the ocean many, many years ago. But we would not hear the bells. So we would go on a treasure hunt, seeking riches and treasures in the temple which was now somewhere in the depths of the ocean. But, we would not find the temple nearby. So, the boy and I would go on travels to many oceans throughout the world in search of the temple ... and in search of hearing the temple bells. After awhile, we began to think that the story "the woman" told us was just a legend, and perhaps we needed to find the temple for ourselves. So, we would swim in the seven seas in search of treasure. But, after having many adventures traveling the world, the boy and I return to the original beach of the boy's childhood where we first met "the woman." By this time we are both much older and wiser. By surprise we meet up with "the woman" again, but by this time we no longer dream of finding a treasure, and neither of us has ever really heard the bells ring even though many years had passed. "The woman" asks us about our travels and we tell her we enjoyed our travels but have returned empty handed. She reminds us that we've gained 'wisdom' in our travels with our vast life experience. Again she asks us to walk down to the sea shore and listen for the bells. And, this time we both hear the bells as they ring their song of silence. We've learned about wisdom of Oneness. Everything and everyone is a part of this wonderful song ... the wind, the waves, the birds, the sunlight, the moon, the stars, and the warm sands. Surprisingly we both hear the temple bells ring within silence ... the temple bells ring. Together in Oneness we hear the sound of silence ... the sound of the temple bells. After hearing the bells we both realize we've grown immensely over the years. We return to "the woman" and express our gratitude. Then "the boy" and I decide we will live the rest of our days sharing the story of the temple bells. We travel once again to the many oceans of the world to share our wisdom with those we meet along the way. But these travels would be another tale for a future book.

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