Jerry DivisJerry Divis was raised in a small, rural community. His father taught him honesty, hard work, and discipline. His mother exhibited unconditional love. In high school, he played basketball and baseball, and didn't get any trophies for showing up, but or performing. He worked his way through college, attended Washington State University and graduated with a B.A. in Communications. Mr. Divis aspired to major in psychology but abandoned the endeavor. He discovered psychology had serious shortcomings. Psychology was symptomatic, secular, and soulless. Values, principles and the human spirit's role in mental health were not only ignored but disparaged. There was little wisdom. Disillusioned, he ventured into religions of the world and philosophy. Searching for treasures of truth, Mr. Divis uncovered more fool's gold than truth. Researching the book, SPIRITUAL PRESCRIPTIONS for The Soul and A Divided Country, Mr. Divis uncovered alarming facts about our educational system. After World War II, German Nazis, cognitive experts and Hitler's propaganda pros were invited to live in the United States, especially the University of Chicago. Attorneys yearned to learn how to manipulate juries and politicians (mostly attorneys) wanted to know how to manipulate the masses and get elected. In 1956, Nazis cognitive experts reformed our educational system, not by teaching communist principles, but by "conditioning" kids in classrooms. Karl Marx believed the key to overthrowing capitalism was to "training the trainers." THE LEGEND OF OLD MAN McKENZIE attempts to reverse some of the subversive damage done to kids, young adults, and millennials. Classroom conditioning and "socializing techniques" have spawned today's anti-work, anti-capitalism and pro-socialism movement, not to mention inspiring today's opioid and suicide epidemics. Today, he likes self-reflection, prayer, writing, free will, friends, fishing, grabbing, dogs, sports, guns, gratitude, humor, humility, health, movies, 24 Hours, Elementary, Veterans, whistle-blowers, music (Doo-Wop, 60s and country), children's laughter, a baby's smile, singing birds, lightning storms, star gazing, garden-grown tomatoes, a good cup of coffee, and glassblowing. He also enjoys traveling and going places like the kitchen, the bathroom, the bedroom, and Communion on Sunday. The author doesn't have to worry about identity theft. It was stolen and so bad, they gave it back to him. As a child, his dad spanked him so hard, his best friend witnessed it and had to go to counseling for a year. They were so poor his dad had to light his farts for the Fourth of July. He often went to bed hungry. His stomach growled so loudly his dog growled back. He was so Catholic, he felt guilty about feeling guilty Read More Read Less