"Personally, it is one of the greatest pleasures, to know and obtain understanding about this life."
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Understand Human Mind and Intelligence by Leonard Shilumbu Trafford Publishing
book review by Priscilla Estes
Shilumbu clearly spells out the objectives of each chapter: to understand what the brain is; know what intelligence is; understand knowledge; and know the nature of mind and intelligence after death. A thumb through the pages reveals scientific-looking drawings of the cerebellum and heart and charts outlining the function of Broca's and Wernicke's areas. Cover art depicts an impressive labeled image of the human brain. The deliverable seems clear: a scientific understanding of the human mind and intelligence.
Instead what emerges is a fascinating Zen-like, quasi-scientific text that begs to be fed through a translating machine. In all likelihood, Shilumbu gives intriguing well-organized insights into the nature of the human mind, intelligence and soul, but English-language difficulties and egregious proofreading blur the comprehension. (Shilumbu is from Namibia in southern Africa.)
For example, when explaining how optic nerves work, he says, "Eyes have nothing to do with knowing events and neither do they have anything to do with thinking.... What sees is the Soul through the module of viewing." Mental disorders ("Mad Person") "could be a result of a disorder in Mind.... caused by inappropriate judgment of the module of decision." But he nails the definition of "stupid": a wrong display of Intelligence.
Other statements make a crazy kind of sense, too. A soul is "a spiritual aspect in the form of water vapor (diffusion)"; "Knowledge is understandings that possess additional understandings"; and a ghost is the "Intelligence of the dead person appearing." A good editor could weave brilliance from these tangled golden threads.