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A short time ago, I had a reminder of my mortality. Nothing too exciting, just a realisation that we all only have a finite time here to make a difference.

Had I succeeded at that time? In my eyes and by my own metrics, I couldn't honestly say I had. My life had some layers of success, but the key realisation was that the simple lessons I had learned, the basic wisdom I had gradually accumulated, would all vanish if I were to die.

How does one pass on this type of information to those we love? Verbally would be the easiest method, but that has never been my strong suit. I write a lot as part of my work: business emails and various documents. But that's surely different. Or is it?

I'll give it a go.

The final, unfinished page

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My primary audience would obviously be my children and theirs. What could I teach them, impart to them, to help them? Then there is my dad. What could I say to him in written form that I had never been able to explain verbally? And my wife? Well, she already knows me better than I know myself.

I initially wanted to write my autobiography, but, having read many, I had to ask: has my ordinary life been sufficiently interesting to be worthy of such examination?

Instead, I decided I'd write in parables – fictional stories of characters and situations that hopefully illustrate what I wished to impart. And so, The Father's Lectures evolved.

And then there's you. Readers and searchers. Maybe you'd like to read this. So this book is for you too.

Who I am is not important. It is the messages that I want you to absorb, to consider and to use. The Father's Lectures is therefore written by Tewdwr (pronounced "Tudor"), my pseudonym and authorial persona, created specifically to help you ask your own questions of life.

I hope you enjoy his work.

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