Leon D HalfonI was born on the island of Djerba in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia. Djerba was a French colony in the mid-twentieth century with a population of 4,000. There was no running water, no electricity, and no cars. All transportation on te island was provided by donkeys, camels, horses, bicycles, and feet. The residents of Djerba spoke many different languages including French, Arabic, Italian, Spanish, Greek, and Hebrew. When the ancient Romans ruled 2000 years ago, they grew wheat for the Roman Army in North Africa and lived on the island of Djerba. These stories about my life will hopefully give the reader a better understanding of the context from which this book is written. It is written with great empathy, not sympathy . At seven years old, I had an accident that rendered me paralyzed from the waist down. I stayed at my grandparents' home for three years, and that is where I learned about wisdom. I still had no feeling in my legs, and I could not move the wheelchair by myself. The technology to move wheelchairs on one's own did not exist yet. Therefore, my grandfather pushed me around, and by asking questions, I gained wisdom. Read More Read Less