The Tao of Family: Volume 1 - Rocinante, Adam
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Never, has the living organism of Family been more under siege; more dispensable or irrelevant, as though its extinction were part of a final solution in some futuristic, grand scheme unfolding like the Second Coming. Rarely is there an act of violence, a circumstance of poverty, an act of child abandonment, or the financial rape of another that cannot be traced back to the dissolving family unit. Never has this caldron of humanity been in such peril and never has the asphyxia 'out there' created a more longing hunger to go home. But home is not a house, it is a voyage. Fundamental matters of…mehr

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Never, has the living organism of Family been more under siege; more dispensable or irrelevant, as though its extinction were part of a final solution in some futuristic, grand scheme unfolding like the Second Coming. Rarely is there an act of violence, a circumstance of poverty, an act of child abandonment, or the financial rape of another that cannot be traced back to the dissolving family unit. Never has this caldron of humanity been in such peril and never has the asphyxia 'out there' created a more longing hunger to go home. But home is not a house, it is a voyage. Fundamental matters of right and wrong have long been exported to the realms of church and family, but both have withered beneath the weight - not because they are unworthy but rather because they lie submerged within perceived irrelevance. The church has its saviors and advocates; the family has neither. But there is a window.Taoism is not a religion; it does not parade a deity, it does not cleave us into 'chosen' groups and nobody is going to hell for dismissing it all together. The Taoist philosophy represents three millennia of visceral, architectural toil and The Tao of Family an alloy of that toil. It is not my family but rather the Family; the Family within us all, a communal memoir.The Tao of Family is the jolting resuscitation of the moral self and the nutrients needed for our emotional survival and that of our children. It is not preachy; there are not rights and wrongs but rather decisions to be made and journeys to be taken, all of which have consequence. The Tao of Family is little more than a compass, it does not pretend to destinations. This is not a book for children. But if you've made it beyond adolescence and remain wary, The Tao of Family offers a banquet of the human condition, suggesting that heaven and hell be the same place, ultimately of our determination. Within the hold of this ship is precious cargo, sufficient for the voyage but in need of a captain. Welcome aboard?
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Adam is young only when compared to quartz. With an advanced degree, he was a licensed psychotherapist for 38 years, a college professor for 18 years (now retired from both) and he has within his pedigree 2 1/2 years in a southern prison (which gave him time to think, true, but in hindsight he'd rather have taken a yoga class). He is a veteran of Korea and Germany. He has fathered 13 children, four his own and nine other peoples'. He continues to husband a wife of 40 years, two dogs, a cat, a gaggle of chickens and hummingbirds. His net worth does not exceed that of a 1995 minivan (see #16, 'Sheila'). In his spare time, Adam enjoys gardening, fishing and drinking.Adam prizes your comments (rocinanteadam@gmail.com) but it is unlikely that he will reply. It's not that he does not cherish you, quite the contrary. Adam had a friend once but she died, and no one has since stepped forward. He's come to terms with that (see #17, 'Following').