The book Live Life Worthwhile published
by Pustak Mahal consisting of 70 lessons or 70 ways of enjoying and responding to the challenges in our life is a very timely intervention. The author Murali Chari, represents the common concern of humankind and the crisis that the present generation is confronted with – short cut to success, abysmal intelligence and a declining rate of integrity.
Format: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 9788122313574
Code: 9788R
Price: US$ 8.00
Published: 2012
Publisher: Pustak Mahal
While the general public in India
grows pessimistic about the malaise like corruption, nepotism, criminalization of politics and lack of a dynamic knowledge base in the country, what is particularly overlooked is the connivance of the very same common masses resulting in the breakdown of institutions of governance? Hence the book by Murali Chari is a welcome move which appeals to the conscience of the common populace without any compunction and seeks to encourage one and all irrespective of age, gender, creed or adherence to any belief system.
Live Life Worthwhile is written in a very simple style and would appeal to the readers cutting across the society, and what makes it very readable, is the lucid language and wonderful addition of anecdotes to substantiate the main theme. The varied themes followed by anecdotes dealing with history, mythology, corporate sector, sports etc vindicate the enormous amount of labour put in by the author in gathering valuable information for the 70 lessons and ways.
The themes chosen by the author are
everlasting in terms of their relevance for the humankind. They deal with a wide range of issues like emphasis on
integrity, freedom from prejudices, self development, respecting the symbiotic
relation with the earth to adhering to justice, fairness and for upholding
ethics. What is unique in this entire exercise of dealing with human
perseverance and challenges of frailties are the very logical amalgamation of themes with anecdotes that are insightful, thus taking each lesson to its logical conclusion. Each lesson is dotted with anecdotes in the end that cover a wide span of historical and contemporary personalities, which is instrumental in presenting a better understanding of each lesson and its significance for the society in general.
This book will indeed go a long way in helping the young generation (GenNext) in addressing the challenges that they are confronted with, in a holistic manner. It also promises great potentiality towards guiding the readers in discovering the most important aspect of themselves – their inner voice.
