Alexander Jalso
Rev. Alexander Jalso is a retired pastor, serving 46 years plus of ministry service. He was born in Hungary and graduated from the Reformed Theological Academy in Budapest. He escaped to the U. S. after the Hungarian 1956 Revolution against the Soviet occupation. Once here he worked odd jobs, including construction during the summer months and simultaneously advanced his vocation, his lifework in theology; subsequently graduating from Lancaster Theological Seminary in Lancaster, Pa., and also earning a master's degree in Library Science from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI.
He wrote a book, Two Envelopes, and the complexities of life he described will make you think and remember. The challenges the main character had to face and his resourcefulness to solve them will inject themselves into one's thought process at times when one has to make judgmental decisions that require balancing fairness in psychological, spiritual and social pressures without being self-serving, even though the consequential outcome may leave the decision maker with a lesser satisfaction or due process.
Rev. Jalso said he would like the readers to come away from the novel with a better understanding of the relationships among people. He presents the readers with a situation, letting them be the judge. It is easy to be critical as an outsider, however, if you were one of the participants who happened to get involved against your own will, what would you say then? He asks from the readers . . . Are you a critical or understanding person? Can theory and reality coexist? Is life fair or cruel? To find out, please read:
Summary of TWO ENVELOPES by Alexander Jalso
Almost every story and issue has at least two sides and this book intends to present the other side hardly known by the public. Every relationship is a two-way street, please think of the doctors and their patients, lawyers and their clients, teachers, and their students, however, how much is known about the relationship between pastors and the church members?
In this fiction you will follow a young pastor's ministry, his success and disappointment, his joy and unhappiness, his dedication and frustration.
By reading this story you are faced with questions such as, who was right or wrong, could it have been avoided or not, are the individuals to be blamed or the system, can theory and reality coexist, is there such a solution that satisfies everyone, how much should we tolerate, how much can we expect?
A reader of this book is not only an "outsider" who just observes the events described, but feels to practice empathy (walking in his or her shoes) and sympathy (feeling his or her pain in my heart) because what was going on in this church can happen to anyone. You may identify yourself with any of the participants.
Here you will find that ill will is not needed (or: necessary) to get involved in problems, coincidences are sufficient to create heartaches and difficulties.
This book is not a religious one per se, it does not intend to be instructive, apologetic, critical, or corrective, rather entertaining, relaxing, and thought provoking. The characters are neither heroes nor saints but ordinary people like you and your friends.
You are entitled to disagree, have different opinions, criticize the author, the main point of this book is to have a deeper insight, and see the other side of a story. The author will feel his original intention was accomplished if you read: TWO ENVELOPES and you did not regret that you did.
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