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For the first time in his life he was throwing himself into something with genuine enthusiasm. And the progress he made was remarkable.

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Was it not possible that the process he had gone through in order to acquire yoga powers had completely changed his outlook on life?

Certainly it was possible.

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John Winston told me everything he knew. He showed me the original dark-blue notebook written by Dr. John Cartwright in Bombay in 1934 about Imhrat Khan, and I copied it out word for word.

“Henry always carried it with him,” John Winston said.

“In the end, he knew the whole thing by heart.“

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It could be an early morning thought hallucination, but The Wonderful Life of Henry Sugar suggests the idea that focusing on one thing, over an extended period of time, with sustained enthusiasm, can impact many lives.

What begins as Henry’s single focus then expands to other opportunities. First Henry aims to master concentrating only on the image of his face for five and a half minutes. He masters it. Then he moves to mastering visualizing the reverse side of a playing card within twenty seconds. This then develops to strategic gambling, establishing a non-profit, and leaving behind a clandestine legacy of generosity.

But it all began with a single focus.

From: Dahl Roald. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More. New York: Viking, 1977.