In Tearing Down Walls and Building Bridges, O. S. Hawkins brings out of the past a timeless document a piece of personal correspon-dence-written by a people strategist to a wealthy entrepreneur almost two thousand years ago. Though it contains only a few sentences, it is the most eloquent case study in building positive, productive relationships to be found anywhere. This ancient docu-ment, known as Philemon, is a marvelous blueprint for building positive, fruitful relationships.