The Boy Who Looked

By Mr Hopes

A human story.

Friends, enemies, careers, hobbies, music, and films—for good or bad—all have influence. It is not difficult to understand that the people and things you spend time with shape who you become. It’s clear afterwards, but tough to feel at the time; everything has an impact, so choose wisely, as eternity is a long time to deal with bad character and unhappy memories.

Told through deep delving flashbacks, from lost souls searching for answers, seeing life from multiple realities, perspectives, people and cultures. All running over three decades of Christmas-time sadness and joy, each chapter is designed to get you thinking about the impact we can leave and the paths we can build towards immortality.

These are tales gathered from around the world that begin by asking questions on adult life, then step back to young and wilder times lived by those ‘growing up’ in the chemical-filled 1990s, depicting how this weird era carved a generation’s traits, mental issues, and jumbled philosophies. 

This book is essentially a series of anecdotes about people doing dumb shit when attempting to build and navigate their unique dreams, while working out how to keep crossing the perilous storms we create. It’s a spiritual ride for non-spiritual people; it’s language for the common man with aspirations to reach higher states.

About Mr Hopes

Oddly, he's a man of few words, make of them what you will.

Middle-age is where it’s at.

This shit ain’t easy, but it’s amazing.

Mess-ups through life have built us, use them.

Every single one of us has greatness to grab beyond money. 

Lift spirits and look for answers.

Keep fucking smiling.