John Benedict

John Benedict has become an author at a very late time in his life.  Having had a career as an engineer turned Marketeer, he started at Honeywell as a sales engineer selling technical products.  He was transferred to 4 major cities as he rose from rookie salesman to a manager of 40 people.

John Benedict has always been involved in government activities, participating in caucuses, state conventions and writing on the subject. There was little of civics taught in school but once the 1960’s arrived he was gradually captured by the many items happening in government. The last 65 years has been a daily study in the revelation of America, the politicians, government and the voters. John Benedict has been educated way beyond government 101. Experience beats listening to teachers and professors every time.

 

Encyclopedia of the Abundant Life

As I age, I see how my life has turned out—the many things that I did right and the many things I could have done better. They are all evident to me now. I was raised in a very small community, where only the Pastor, Doctor and Teachers had graduated or even gone to college. My whole life was pretty much learned one step at a time. I did many things wrong that I could have avoided if I had understood the principles and truths that this book details.

I never took any course on how to write a book. I have just written down my experiences, the things I have learned, and the way I would have lived if I had known this earlier. This is not just a book to show what John Benedict thinks, but it is a book that could be used as a checklist in actions and attitudes that will help people encounter life successfully.

Certainly, I did not live the way I am writing. I wish I had. In fact, I am surprised how well my life evolved based on my lack of knowledge and action on many fronts. I can only credit God for picking me up when I fell and for opening doors, which revealed opportunities that I had not seen.

I realize that learning by listening is a great step forward even though learning by experience is the way to learn fast and well. The trouble with learning by experience is that when you walk too close to the edge of a cliff, and you fall over, you don’t have a second chance.

What is life about? I bet you thought it would be easy! Life is anything but easy. Oh yes, we have easy moments that hopefully, dominate most of our lives. But we all have crises, misunderstandings, failures, and wrong steps in our lives. Hopefully, you will not only use this book to know how you should live but also how you should train and teach your children. At the same time, remember that they will follow your example more than your advice.

Let’s walk through the major activities of our lives and review how we might perform those acts, starting with education. Learning is a good place to start because what we learn affects everything in our lives.

-    Copyright 2024 published in October of 2024 before the Nov. 5 election
-    ISBN number 978-8-89341-013-6

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