A man seeking riches and a faithful wife turned to a sage who gave him advice: "Persevere in only worthy endeavors and refrain from pursuing frivolous pleasures. Chase only success in all that you do, and all that you desire shall come to you." How many of us have dreamt of second chances? Millions more of us wish we knew the secrets of life in all its forms, love, spirituality, values, success, wealth, relationships etc. But there are a select few who know that a positive outcome can be gained through rigid self-discipline, personal reflection, and by simply doing the opposite of what was done wrong previously. Entertaining only virtuous thoughts while uplifting the principles of wisdom in all that you do can and does have a profound effect on success-it guarantees it! Vice Versus Virtue in Rhythm and Rhyme is a collection of true experiences disguised as metaphors, proverbs, fables and parables. Each rhythmic anecdote contains an objective lesson about life that renders them memorable, insightful, and delightfully entertaining. This collection of aphoristic tales, adages, and exhortations not only provides insights on how to learn from life's many challenges, but they also offer techniques on how to conquer them, even if the attempt comes for the second or even third time around. Moreover, only those who see something of themselves or aspire to mimic the positive behaviors of the characters described herein will be moved to reflection, self diagnosis, and perhaps change. Vice Versus Virtue in Rhythm and Rhyme is a transcendent work that will appeal to people from every walk of life. Whether they are Christian, Catholic, Buddhist, Muslim, Taoists or even Agnostic, each reader will soon discover what the author realized after examining his own past mistakes-that we are responsible for all of the difficulties we have suffered through. Each of us, at some point or another, has been victimized by the many vices that have plagued mankind since his reign on earth began: Pride, Anger, Lust, Seduction, Foolishness, Pleasure, Vanity, Jealousy, and Envy, probably the most familiar of the group. In sharing his experiences the author endeavored to identify his missteps through a delightful array of interesting, and many embarrassing, were they not disguised, stories about mankind's age old struggle with morality. What he discovered led to a revelation, one that he realized had been right before him his entire life-only he had been misinterpreting the obvious. As for second chances, every breath of air we breathe is an opportunity for change...after all, change is always only one choice away.
- ISBN10 0977068730
- ISBN13 9780977068739
- Publish Date 1 May 2009
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Timber Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 220
- Language English