Essays on the Proper Path: A Failure Looks At Life

If you believe that wisdom can be obtained from failure, then this book is a must. For the author, success seemed preordained. Well educated, a family man, with a growing private law practice, prison was the last place he should be. But somewhere along the way, something went wrong. At the depth of the abyss of failure, while jailed in solitary confinement, age-old questions were asked. These essays are the result.What is the nature of evil? What about the role of God and Religion in our lives? Can man really change? From the questions raised in these chapters, a philosophy of daily living rooted in the concepts of Integrity and Quality emerges. Vital insights are offered to the daily questions of marriage, money, justice and addiction. In varying degrees, all of the problems discussed touch each of us. From this perspective of failure and prison, a proper path to daily happiness unfolds.

Frank M. Manfredi obtained a Juris Doctor Degree in the State of New York. Opening a small law firm, he practiced in all phases of the law. Then, his life fell apart. Through his own criminal behavior, his family and career was lost. While placed in solitary confinement in a penal institution, a location that must be considered the depths of failure, he asked certain questions about life, and the way to live properly and happily. These essays that examine the realities of life are the result of those hours. Currently, the author is working in the construction industry in New York City.