The Hard (but not hopeless) Facts of Life: Practical Observations on Human Existence

Human behavior is fascinating, sometimes troubling and yet exciting and often inspiring. In this short work are considered about thirty (or more) aspects of that behavior. These are presented for your consideration, discernment and perhaps enlightenment.Of course there are other aspects of our behavior, but those included here are, in the author's judgment, the most relevant to our individual and mutual existence and even to our survival and coexistence with other life forms and the planet itself.The chapters include: "Death and Life", "War and Peace", "Nature and Nurture", "Sex and Love", "God and Religion", "Pride and Prejudice", "Revenge and Forgiveness", "Hopes and Dreams","Altruism", "Politics and Power", "Medicine", "Music", "Crime and Punishment", "Habits and Addictions", "Wealth and Poverty", "Humor" and "Advertising".