This book originally induced many thousands to look into metaphysics, for it gave them their first real light pertaining to the truth of Being. In story form it presents the first reactions of the various characters to the concepts presented, and how they later responded after reasoning about these ideas. The young man's experience is somewhat similar to Mr. Walter's own early enlightenment; the prejudice and later change in the thought of the Pastor is representative of the way many have responded to the concepts given in this book. The explanation of creation, or "Genesis", brought out as the story is developed, will give any seeker much "food for thought".