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IT sounds corny but yes, life is a journey (not merely a box of chocolates). To where will depend on what you believe in. The concern of The Moral Compass is the journey there. William J. Bennett, who came up with the bestseller The Book of Virtues, continues with his fatherly concern for our spiritual, emotional and moral well-being in this worthy sequel that offers stories, poems, essays and songs for everyone and every age.
And why not? Through the various stages of our life, we experience all kinds of things, meet all kinds of people, face all manner of temptations and have the freedom to do anything we wish. With every experience, we learn the consequences of an action and reap its result.
The Moral Compass helps to nudge us along the right path. Oh, Bennett may sound patronising or preachy in his introductions at times but he's okay by me. Just read those wonderful stories he has compiled in this handy tome and you'd realise he's doing a great job at moral guidance. Parents will find the material in it great reading - a sort of an all-in- one book - for their young children, for their teenagers, and for...