"Eyes of Discernment" is an action packed span of 25 years taken from a past life adventure story of John, the subject character. John finds out that he possesses a special gift, the ability to gaze into someone's eyes and know their intention. He sets out on a mission as a young man, to learn how he might use his gift to enrich the lives of others. This mission evolves into a whirlwind adventure of 25 years. During these years John experiences, the best and the worst of what life can offer as he learns and matures. The setting of this story is long ago although the year is not clear it is irrelevant to the emotions, desires, and lessons derived that are timeless. All of John's failures, achievements, pleasures, and disappointments are easily transferable to our lives and culminate into a rewarding surprise conclusion. The reader will experience the growth and maturity of a young man as he sets out on a mission of which there is doubt and a lack of clarity in expectation. During this journey the reader will relive John's, encounters as he experiences tender moments of love, lurid sexual rendezvous, and the harsh realities of violence and betrayal. He will undergo periods of depravity, and periods of stability and admiration, from the lowest lows to the highest highs. As the years pass and John's character develops the reader will enjoy the rollercoaster of life's adventure. If you have ever wondered why you react to certain situations the way you do, or why you are attracted to some things and turned off by others, then this book may help you understand the source of your gut instincts and feelings. Are we connected to people we encounter in multiple life journeys? Read this adventure and then decide for yourself why and how people and situations fit into your own past story. The adult reader will become totally engrossed in the flow of this accounting and will not want to put the book down wondering "what next". Due to the graphic presentation of some violence and strong sexual situations this book is recommended for people 18 years of age or older.