The Sage & the Dragon: Reflections on Hope During the 2020 Pandemic, Hardcover/Mario Rabi

Not just your run-of-the-mill self-help book, this inspirational combination of fantasy and reality by Mario Rabi tells his own personal encounter with this pandemic and how he found his calling at a dire time to help others. ============================================== "With an eye to the fanciful and magical, Mario Rabi weaves a moral tale into his personal experience of life under a pandemic. He bares his soul to the reader and asks that he or she enter his inner realm where a calling to help others has awoken him to the needs of humanity." Dr. Carol Kay- Author, Beverly Hills, California "Life will throw challenges at you when you least expect it. This is the year to get ahead of the game. This self-help book could change your life" Elizabeth Hess, Pearl Edits Inc. 'In this compelling story, Mario Rabi uses the art of metaphor while paralleling myth with his own life story. A reader will be comforted by the existential truths that are revealed during this pandemic, as well as be offered tools to help quiet the mind and open the heart. On a very spiritual level, you will be forever changed by reading Rabi's book. You don't want to miss this one; its beauty and majestic power will stay with you forever. Katie Dawn Anderson, Writing Alchemist & Spiritual Guide, Oregon, USA About author(s): Mario Rabi began his career in hospitality waiting tables at a country club in Texas. He was impressed by the way service operations worked. He decided to pursue a career in hospitality, and worked at The Four Seasons in Dallas then Hyatt Hotels. He has earned a bachelor's degree in Marketing from the University of North Texas. Mario continued his education and earned a master's degree in International Business from the University of North Texas in 2010. He has lived all over the world including Fort Worth, Dallas, Houston, Miami, London, Bahrain, Kuwait, Dubai, Cairo, Marrakesh, and presently Qatar. While serving as hotelier, Mario Rabi was noted in many travel magazines for his performance and dedication to his craft. He is a humanitarian who supports organizations such as the American Cancer Society, Red Cross, and is a consultant for UNICEF. While at the University of North Texas, Mario was captain of the Texas International Student's soccer team, he also played professional indoor soccer with the Dallas Side-kicks Club. Against the wish of his mother, Mario even learned to fly just for fun at the age of nineteen. Having a passion for martial arts, he started his karate practice at the age of fifteen. Five years later, Mario travelled to Tokyo to earn his black belt in Shtkan, the Okinawa style of karate. Now Mario has merged into writing on his passions, and bringing heartwarming and important words to us all.