HAPPINESS & HEROISM is a two-book series consisting of letters from a father to his children that impart lessons on loving life and walking a noble path. The first book, The School of Being, teaches the philosophy of the fundamental goodness of existence; mindfulness of true reality; humanity’s innate tendencies to feel stress, fear, anger, boredom, and depression—and the antidote. The second book in the series, The School of Doing (not yet released), is a guide to action. It teaches how and why to choose one’s actions with purpose, using principles that can be continually refined as wisdom is gained throughout one’s lifetime.
Happiness & Heroism is available in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook narrated by the author.
About the Author
YPR wrote these books to his kids to teach them to be positive in attitude and noble in action. His goal: to raise children who are unspoiled, grateful, motivated, happy, and ethical. He is the son of two immigrant physicists, a lifelong learner, mediocre entrepreneur, private pilot, husband, and father. He lives happily and heroically with his family on a small farm near Nashville, Tennessee.
Philosophy
Aristotle held that virtue is a mean—not an end, and is the only practical road to effective action. Success, therefore, is not an accomplishment, rather a way of being—a path one walks. Many people believe success has to do with one's wealth or accomplishments. In truth, it is not what you achieve in life, rather how you live your life—the path that you walk each and every day—that reflects your ultimate success.
Your positive emotional state and the noble actions you choose to take throughout each day are at the very basis of your success as a human being. The ideal state of emotional fulfillment is what YPR refers to as Happiness. The ideal form of noble day-to-day action is what he calls Heroism.
In a personal letter to YPR, legendary writer Kurt Vonnegut wrote, “Dear YPR, The toughest part of my job is dealing with people who write better and think more clearly that I do. You may already know that Nietzsche said that only people of deep faith can afford the luxury of skepticism. This could explain your aplomb and mine in the midst of moral chaos.”
Contact
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