300 Questions to Ask Your Parents Before It's Too Late by Shannon L. Alder

300 Questions to Ask Your Parents Before It

There were so many more things that I didn’t know about him. The realization that my father was still a mystery to me was beginning to sink in. I sat at his bedside, watching the nurses attending to him, and I felt a growing anxiety. Now that old age and illness had stolen my father’s remaining years, I felt somehow empty. I often felt he was more like a Shaolin priest and that I was his Grasshopper rather than his daughter. He was a man of few words, but when he did speak to me, it was always in parables or stories, not unlike all the Zen, Sufi, Subud, and Buddhist books that filled the bookshelves of his den. I wondered what I would tell my children of this man who meant so much to me. He was and is a unique person who walked to the beat of his own drum.Īs I sat there, my fragile father hooked up to several IVs in his hospital room, all I could think of was my own mortality and what legacy I would leave my children. He encouraged me to read every new age book in order to gain unique perspectives on life before forming my own opinion, and to attend all kinds of workshops that would teach me enlightenment. He pushed me to pursue a career and encouraged me to write books that will inspire others to be better. This truly insightful man taught me that wisdom was the most important thing we take with us when we depart this world. CEDAR Fort, Incorporated/CFI Distribution Genre. Shannon Alder is the author of 300 Questions LDS Couples Should Ask Before Marriage and 300 Questions LDS Couples Should Ask for a More Vibrant Marriage. When my father suffered a heart attack and underwent a triple bypass in 2010, I flew to Arizona to be by his side. 300 Questions to Ask Your Parents before Its Too Late Author. With over 300 questions, this guide is a sure way to help you know your parents better.

300 Questions to Ask Your Parents Before It's Too Late by Shannon L. Alder