Good observations on good life practices. ( )

So I found this on my bookshelf. I read it when I was a young young teenager, and don't want to read it again, much like I don't want to ruin the nostalgia of the time that I was reading it. So it will remain sitting on the bookshelf.

Fulghum, a retired Unitarian minister sets out his credo here, ranging from "Share everything" to "hold hands and stick together." This is told in stories, and includes the famous "Kindergarten" essay that was read on the floor of the U. S. Senate.

Biography

I read this book long ago, when I was in high school. I remember thinking it was a really deep, important book at the time. On re-reading it in adulthood, I no longer think it is either deep or important.

There is a sort of smug satisfaction cloaked in humility in a lot of these very short essays about life, and they now feel like someone who is trying to seem wise, rather than someone who is wise.

But, there is definite value to be found in this book. I especially like his idea that we shouldn't bother searching for the meaning of life, and instead should be looking, all the time, to find the meaning in life.

Perhaps this book is best enjoyed by dipping into it here and there, rather than reading it from start to finish in a short period of time. ( )