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Son of Nils
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Son of Nils

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All of life was simple to my father. You worked hard. You told the truth. You stayed faithful to your mate, family and business. You rested at times, and played and picnicked when appropriate, but never to excess. When bad things happened, you endured and persevered. No miraculous promises of being saved by the bell, Angels or rich uncles were on the horizon. But in between all this common sense stoicism and simple view of life, a philosophy emerged with more nuances than perhaps even he envisioned. It was a "do the right thing and right things will prevail" life-view over all, but with laughter, surprises, friendships and love found along the way. At least that's how it seemed to me. And since his first name was Nils, I was, literally, the son of....

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Lulu.com
Country
United States
Date
23 June 2019
Pages
72
ISBN
9780359746422

This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

All of life was simple to my father. You worked hard. You told the truth. You stayed faithful to your mate, family and business. You rested at times, and played and picnicked when appropriate, but never to excess. When bad things happened, you endured and persevered. No miraculous promises of being saved by the bell, Angels or rich uncles were on the horizon. But in between all this common sense stoicism and simple view of life, a philosophy emerged with more nuances than perhaps even he envisioned. It was a "do the right thing and right things will prevail" life-view over all, but with laughter, surprises, friendships and love found along the way. At least that's how it seemed to me. And since his first name was Nils, I was, literally, the son of....

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Lulu.com
Country
United States
Date
23 June 2019
Pages
72
ISBN
9780359746422