Forty-six year old David Ponder feels like a total failure.  Once a high-flying executive in a Fortune 500 company, he now works a part-time, minimum wage job and struggles to support his family.  Suddenly an even greater crisis hits:  his daughter becomes ill, and he can't even afford to get her the medical help she needs.  When David's car skids on an icy road, he wonders if he even cares to survive the crash. 

But an extraordinary experience awaits David Ponder.  He suddenly finds himself traveling back in time, meeting leaders and heroes at crucial moments in their lives - - from Abraham Lincoln to Anne Frank.  As David speaks with each of these historical figures, they share their personal philosophies with him.