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FOREWORD

We all need advice growing up and facing the big stuff life gives us. We all need the voice of a parent or a good friend who has lived through joy and suffering and has thought deeply about it. Kent Nerburn is an extraordinary writer who can be that voice when we are lost and in need of guidance. Letters to My Son — written for his son, Nik, but true for all of us — shows us that life isn’t always easy or fun but that it is always a gift to be treasured and shared in all its richness with those we meet along the way.

We live in a time when no one wants to take the responsibility to say what’s right and what’s wrong — when no one wants to be told what to believe. Kent is that rare individual who’s not afraid to be vulnerable, to stand up and speak from the heart. He shares with us what he believes, and makes us look at the hard questions, but never offers easy answers. Like a wise and gentle friend, he guides us to the truths that emerge when we approach life openly and honestly.

Letters to My Son gives us Kent’s wisdom and experience, in beautiful, moving writing that speaks with amazing clarity and directness to the most important issues — the big stuff! — we all face in trying to live life happily, compassionately, and wisely. May you hear, enjoy, and prosper!

— Richard Carlson

Author of Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff… and Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Family