This book tells the story of Hunza and the Hunza people - people who in over two thousand years of almost complete isolation seem to have evolved a way of living, eating and thinking that has substantially lengthened their lifespan and dramatically reduced susceptibility to most of the illnesses to which "civilized" people are prone. Formerly Hunza was an independent kingdom and a land of mystery; today it is a part of West Pakistan, functioning as an independent state with a king on the throne. One of the smallest monarchies in the world, the whole country is only 100 miles long and in areas scarcely a mile wide. In Hunza, people manage to live over one hundred years of age in perfect mental and physical health; and men father children at ninety. But their greatest achievement is the fact that sickness is rare, that cancer, heart disease, heart attacks, high or low blood pressure and childhood diseases are virtually unknown. There is no juvenile delinquency in Hunza, and divorce is a rarity. There are no jails, police of army, and there is no need for them, as there hasn't been a crime reported for the last one hundred and thirty years. Telling their story, one cannot help but admire the great inner strength which enabled these people to change from warlike creatures to peaceful human beings. Their mind and body must be made pure before it can be directed to higher things. This cannot be bought cheaply - it must come from within. Perhaps one who has it is not conscious of it, but then the tranquility, once we have it, cannot be lost. And this is why the Hunzakuts were able to conquer anger, hatred, feverish greed and dangerous ambition and establish a perfect balance of body, mind and spirit.