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“Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.” ~Douglas Bader

This is not a rule book. The very notion that of all people, I should write any sort of doctrine filled with rules is ridiculous. Trust me on this one.

When I was ten, my sister handed me a jumbled up Rubik’s Cube and challenged me to solve it. If you end up having siblings, you will appreciate that being my big sister, she felt compelled to add her absolute doubt regarding my ability to accomplish the task.

I twisted the cube this way and that for a few minutes with remarkably little to no progress. Frustrated, I reexamined the ultimate goal: to reconfigure the cube, so all pieces match in color on all six sides of the cube. [Just in case they stop making Rubik’s Cubes for your generation]. It seemed clear, the quickest way to solve the problem definitively, was to take the cube apart and reassemble it. So, with the assistance of my father’s trusty screwdriver that I was forbidden to play with, that is precisely what I did.

Within the hour, I returned the cube to my sister in pristine, matching condition. In response to her stunned disbelief, I proudly explained my creative solution. Apparently, my opinion of a creative solution was her definition of cheating.

I have never been exceptionally good with rules. Rules are overrated. They are essential, mind you, but are limited in their abilities and will never be the entire answer to anything. Rules require the additional application of judgment. A little common sense does not hurt, either.

To give you a rule book would imply two things:

1  I have all the answers, and

2  You do not.

Neither of which, are the least bit true. On the contrary, only you know what you should ultimately be doing with your life. In fact, the smartest people I know practice three things:

1  Honoring values and the intentions of rules

2  Using all the brains they can borrow

3  Using their own judgment and discernment of the two things above

Borrow my brains with this book, Kids. Honor the intentions I convey to you. Then think for yourselves. This book is a tool for your discernment — not a substitute for what your judgment should do with the information.