The man who wanted to be happy

Imagine you are on a trip to the island of Bali and a few days before you leave you visit an old healer. Not that you have any particular reason to do so, you are not ill, you just hear about his great fame and think you might meet him. The old healer will see you through. His diagnosis is clear. You enjoy good health, but your life is not. happy. The wise old man seems to know you better than you know yourself. With an unusual insight into your life so far, it will draw you into the most compelling adventure imaginable - the adventure of self-discovery. The experiences it will provide will radically change your life and become the key to the life you have always dreamed of.

The world-famous novel Man, who wanted to be happy which has been translated into dozens of languages, is an engagingly written story, that will appeal to everyone, who reflects on himself, seeks answers to questions about the meaning of life and wants to become the author of his own destiny. This book shows us how to free ourselves from the things that keep us from being truly happy.

Laurent Gounelle is a psychologist, writer and personality development expert. For almost twenty-five years he has been travelling the world and meeting exceptional doctors and healers, whether American experts in neurology and neurolinguistics, Peruvian shamans or Balinese sages.
His works reflect his passion for philosophy, psychology, communication and spiritual development. He is the author of the novels God Walks the World Always Incognito, Philosopher, who was not wise, Day, when I learned how to live, And you'll discover the treasure, that slumbers within you and the Man, who wanted to be happy, which became an international bestseller.