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    Living a Life That Matters

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    About this audiobook

    From the author of the huge bestseller When Bad Things Happen to Good People, a profound and practical book about doing well by doing good.

    In this timely and compelling book, Harold Kushner addresses our craving for significance, the need to know that our lives and choices mean something. We do great things, and occassionally terrible things, to reassure ourselves that we matter to the world. We sometimes confuse fame, power, and wealth with true achievement. But finally we need to think of ourselves as good people and are troubled when we compromise our integrity to be successful and important.

    Rabbi Kushner suggests that the path to a truly successful and significant life lies in friendship, family, acts of generosity and self-sacrifice, as well as God's forgiving nature. He describes how, in changing the life of even one person in a positive way, we make a difference in the world, give our lives meaning, and prove that we do in fact matter.

    Persuasive and sympathetic, anecdotal and commonsensical, Living a Life that Matters inspires and uplifts.


    From the Hardcover edition.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateSep 11, 2001
    ISBN9780375419904
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    • 5/5
      I am usually not a fan of inspirational books. However I wanted to read a book that would do two things for me. I wanted to figure out how to deal with the increasingly belligerent landscape of my country and how to draw myself closer to religious inspiration. I didn't have high hopes for either, but I was definitely inspired by the words of Rabbi Kushner in this small book. I finished reading it within two days. I found myself writing down quotes that had special meaning for me. I liked how the author not only talked about reasonable rules to live by but also how he gave examples both from biblical writings as well as from contemporary films and books. Inspirational for me were things he said about how to deal with the need for success versus the need for a good conscience. Additionally, I found some of the most moving parts of this book toward the end where he discussed friendship and death. I found many things of which he wrote applicable to my own life. I'll try to keep in mind what he said when I deal with matters with which I disagree from day to day.
    • 5/5
      Does a person's life have any meaning? When we die, what was the point of our having lived? What must we do to give our lives meaning? And why do good people (and most of us are good people) do bad things (and all of us sometimes do bad things)? These are a few of the major questions Kushner tries to answer this typically concise, easy reading book. In addition to the story of Jacob's life, which makes up the backbone of the book, he uses constant references to books and movies from popular culture to illustrate his points. Should be of equal interest to Christians and Jews.
    • 4/5
      I'm not sure I would call this a self-help book even though that's how it's categorized on the back cover. Harold Kushner is obviously a well educated man of strong faith. He brings meaning to your life through interpretations from the Bible, religious convictions and current events. I agree 100% with Kushner that most people are not afraid of death but rather of dying without having significance in your life. His premise is that little things, primarily love is what will really matter in the end. A big part of the book focuses on beibg a victim and how to react either thru forgiveness or retribution. This a good book and well worth reading. While there are not specifics on what to do the information will certianly help shape your thought processes and how you react to situations.
    • 4/5
      This book was unexpectedly meaningful to me, and I refer back to it in my mind often. It informs my decision making on a daily basis, (though not as much as I'd like it to...)
    • 4/5
      I found peace and solace in this book, and found the strength to try and live a life that matters.