Synopsis
This work illustrates how ritual transforms the ordinary into the sacred in life. It looks at public rituals, like weddings and sales meetings, and private rituals such as saying grace at the start of a meal, and examines how these bring structure and meaning to everyday life.
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Robert Fulghum is a writer, philosopher, and public speaker, but he has also worked as a cowboy, a folksinger, an IBM salesman, a professional artist, a parish minister, a bartender, a teacher of drawing and painting, and a father. All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten has inspired numerous theater pieces that have captivated audiences across the country. Fulghum is also the author of many New York Times bestsellers, including It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It, Uh-Oh, and Maybe (Maybe Not), as well as two plays: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten and Uh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas. He has also written two novels: Third Wish and If You Love Me Still, Will You Love Me Moving?
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Here is a celebration of our everyday lives. Births, weddings, reunions, funerals. These are the events that Robert Fulghum explores in this powerful classic Audio.
How we change from moment to moment, year to year, from one stage of life to another, is Fulghum's memorable theme on From Beginning to End. Here, America's most beloved philosopher and essayist teaches us how to address out personal transformations, large and small, with dignity, love, and acceptance.
Filled with unforgettable anecdotes and practical advice, and replete with Fulghum's signature wit, wisdom, and sagacity, From Beginning to End is an audio to cherish, savor, and listen to again and again for all the days of our lives.
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