Father's Mistakes, Son's Wisdom (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by N T Pisharam, 2026
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Paperback. A big cat never announces its arrival. Neither does wisdom.Father's Mistakes, Son's Wisdom is a complete program of education and personal development, structured as eighteen steps for building a capable, grounded, and self-aware life. It is written for young adults stepping into the full weight of adult life - and for any reader who wants to develop character deliberately rather than leave it to chance.Drawing on the Bhagavad Gita and the Stoic philosophy of Marcus Aurelius and Seneca, the book moves through eighteen chapters covering self-awareness, discipline and self-control, knowledge and planning, communication, relationships and boundaries, wealth and leverage, leadership, health, purpose, and the shape of a well-lived life. Each chapter is a step in the climb - and each is built as a month of practice, with four weeks of structured reflection and action, so the reader does not merely absorb the ideas but applies them.This is a book about seeing clearly, preparing quietly, and acting at the right moment - about becoming, in the author's words, both good and capable. Part philosophy, part practical curriculum, part field guide, it turns timeless wisdom into a usable, step-by-step system for growth. It is written to be worked through over time and returned to often.Eighteen steps. One staircase. A structured path from where you are to who you could become. A big cat never announces its arrival. Neither does wisdom. Eighteen steps, drawn from the Bhagavad Gita and the Stoics, for building a capable, grounded, self-aware life: self-awareness, discipline, wealth, relationships, leadership and purpose. A father's distilled wisdom, written for his son and for every reader ready to climb. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Father's Mistakes, Son's Wisdom (Paperback)
- Author
- Dr N.T. Pisharam
- Publisher
- N T Pisharam
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1739770919
- ISBN 13
- 9781739770914
This is not a book of answers. It is a collection of principles forged through reflection, observation, and continual growth — written by a father for his son, and for any son whose father did not give him this, and for any reader, at any age, willing to engage with the questions it asks.
Across eighteen chapters, structured as a climb of eighteen steps, the book moves from self-awareness and discipline through knowledge, communication, wealth, relationships, marriage and fatherhood, health, leadership, dharma, purpose, faith, legacy, and the quiet art of setting down what is no longer needed. Its philosophy resonates with the Bhagavad Gita and the writings of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and other Stoic thinkers — distilled not into theory, but into something a young person can carry forward and use.
In life, there are only learnings. Learnings become experience. Experience becomes wisdom. Wisdom becomes character. Character builds culture. Culture paves the path of destiny.
Best read at any age — and best worked through at sixteen, when a life is still taking its shape. A book to be given as a coming-of-age gift, and returned to across the decades, deepening as the reader does.
Be and become.
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