The Importance of Being by John Cairney sampler
According to John Cairney, life is divided into four sections: birth, adolescence, maturity and old age. Writing from the final quarter, he looks over each section of his life and draws wisdom from the places he has been and people he has met.
According to John Cairney, life is divided into four sections: birth, adolescence, maturity and old age. Writing from the final quarter, he looks over each section of his life and draws wisdom from the places he has been and people he has met.
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Contents<br />
<strong>The</strong> Four Quarters <strong>of</strong> Life 9<br />
Preface 11<br />
Introduction 17<br />
the first quarter we are made 25<br />
chapter one Infancy 27<br />
First Interval: <strong>The</strong> Virtuous Student 39<br />
chapter two Childhood 41<br />
Second Interval: Dae Ye Mind? 54<br />
chapter three Adolescence 55<br />
the second quarter we make our way 67<br />
chapter four Finding Uniformity 69<br />
Third Interval: <strong>The</strong> New Generation 84<br />
chapter five A Work in Progress 85<br />
Fourth Interval: I Speak Anguish 99<br />
chapter six Following Your Star 100<br />
the third quarter we make our mark 111<br />
chapter seven Home Work 113<br />
Fifth Interval: Nostalgia for a Tenement 122<br />
chapter eight Child’s Play 123<br />
Sixth Interval: What is Age? 131<br />
chapter nine Finding New Solutions 132<br />
the fourth quarter we make our peace 143<br />
chapter ten Travelling Hopefully 145<br />
Seventh Interval: Goya’s Old Man on a Swing 152<br />
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