The Calling

Andrew Donelan did everything right. He attended the right schools, married the right woman, had a satisfying career and a happy family—so nothing could have prepared him when he woke up one June morning to a hollowed-out world. Instead of his comfortable Manhattan existence he found a world emptied of meaning, color, and interest. Overnight, the purpose of his life had vanished. In the mirror he saw not a man with hopes and dreams, but a thing among things. Looking inward, he saw nothing at all —no purpose, no goals, and no idea what to do next.