The Robot and the Gardener: Being Fully Human in an Artificial Age: A Parable

Editor’s Pick: The Robot and the Gardener: Being Fully Human in an Artificial Age: A Parable by Robin Sharma, a Literary Fiction release out on February 2, 2027.

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The Robot and the Gardener: Being Fully Human in an Artificial Age: A Parable Release Date: February 2, 2027

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From the #1 bestselling author of The 5AM Club and The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari comes a profoundly moving story about becoming fully human in our technology-filled, distraction-driven world—and discovering what’s most important to a life of happiness, wonder and purpose.

Meet Niko, a talented coder who seemingly has it all: social status, luxury goods and a sleek, high-rise apartment. His world is filled with technology designed to make him more productive, relevant and successful. But lately, Niko’s days blur together. His life is a rush of busyness, leaving him flooded with pressure and empty of joy.

When Niko’s estranged grandfather, a billionaire tech titan, suddenly dies, Niko must confront a painful past. At the funeral, Niko encounters the cemetery caretaker, who stuns Niko with a simple observation: “A life can be impressive and still be unlived.”

The Gardener presents Niko with an unusual offer: meet at dawn and join him in his work at the graveyard. The invitation strikes Niko as odd, but, as he observes the Gardener and his plain clothes, with a peaceful face and hands worn from laboring in the sun, something deep and honest pulls at him.

In the weeks that follow, Niko begins to shed the restless craving and lack of fulfillment had marked his life. He learns the joys of slowing down, the wisdom of simplicity, and original lessons from human lives beautifully lived. He discovers nature and its teachings for the first time in years. And he stops seeking the approval of others and behaving artificially—recognizing that being true to one’s self is a great source of power and that the past is not a burden, but a valuable guide. But just as Niko embraces in his newfound path, the outside world threatens to bring it crashing down.

Returning to the parable form of his massive global bestsellers, Robin Sharma in The Robot and the Gardener shows us that our greatest worth comes not from optimizing ourselves into oblivion and rushing through our days but from remembering what makes us human and honoring the gifts hidden within every life.

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