Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living." Through ninety years of travel and study, Audrey Joseph has striven to ensure her days were well spent. Here are life lessons, authored by her own experiences and culled from the wisdom of the scholars she studied. A "boundary-crosser" not only geographically but philosophically, her story provides a fresh perspective on the human experience; the common threads which bind us together, as well as the unique ones which make for such a rich global tapestry.