Dear Isaac

Book excerpt: A raw truth about life is that we never know when it will end. After an auto accident claimed the life of a close friend, Dr. Joel Friedman realized all the things the man's young son would never learn from his father.With this uncertainty of life in mind, Dr. Friedman decided to put in writing all the things he wanted to share with his own son. Dear Isaac is a poignant telling of Friedman's insights into the heart and mind and a documentation of what he feels are the salient points of life-organized into 10 basic principles. This book is a message of love and caring, imparting the wisdom Friedman feels his son needs to have a deep and fulfilling life. It incorporates the teachings that have influenced Friedman's life-including Native American medicine, his medical study and practice, American Buddhism, Daoism, Judaism, and nature. Anecdotes bring the material to life and promote meaningful dialogue between a child and parent of any age.