The Royal Path of Life
“Aims and Aids to Success and Happiness”
Teaching students how to cope with life, and LIVE.
I love and collect antique books. One book in my collection is the one titled “The Royal Path of Life”. Published in 1882, you might wonder what lessons could possibly still have relevance today. Surprisingly, there are many. We seem to have lost the expectation of civility that once was taught to children in much the same way we teach mathematics. To no one’s surprise, society has lost that civility and we seem to be drowning in “entitlement” issues. Just google the phrase “Karen memes” and see what I am referring to.
This wonderful old book was written to “young men” to help them find the right path in life. (Young women were only expected to master “home arts, according to my books from the late 1800s.) The text takes on varied topics so that no one be left without the benefit of the wisdom and advice held within, and frankly, we could harken back to some of the simple courtesies and behaviors that this book puts forth. However, I am thankful that we have evolved beyond many of the antiquated views of a woman’s role in our society.
