Lost Praises

Complimentary words touch us deeply; kind expressions leave behind a beauty that lingers—perhaps for a lifetime.What does praise do to us? And how do we transform others when we praise them?Does the universe itself change when we praise things—our houses, our years, our old streets?Raed Al-Eid does not begin his book with a preface, but with a beginning; nor does he end with a conclusion, but with...