All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
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Unitarian minister Fulghum has become something of a celebrity since a talk he gave at a primary school graduation ("Share everything. Play fair. . . . LOOK.") generated such interest that it ultimately found its way into "Dear Abby." Here is more of his philosophyalways go with dreams, imagination, hope, laughter, and loveaccompanied by random musings on dandelions, medicine cabinets, and the vices of excessive tidiness, which are quirky and often thought-provoking. Undergirded by his love for family and (loosely understood) for God, this makes refreshing reading. EC
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It doesn't hold up over time, and as I've grown up and experienced a lot of the stuff he writes about, but I looooved this book when I first read it.
I read this book long ago, when I was in high school. I remember thinking it was a really deep, important book at the time. On re-reading it in adulthood, I no longer think it is either deep or important.
There is a sort of smug satisfaction cloaked in humility in a lot of these very short essays about life, and they now feel like someone who is trying to seem wise, rather than someone who is wise.
But, there is definite value to be found in this book. I especially like his idea that we shouldn't bother searching for the meaning of life, and instead should be looking, all the time, to find the meaning in life.
Perhaps this book is best enjoyed by dipping into it here and there, rather than reading it from start to finish in a short period of time.
