CHICAGO, Sept. 23, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- "If you could never see your child again, what would you want him to know about life?" Exiled by the animosity of divorce, author Michael Tyler asks this question and resolves this dilemma with his new book, Water For The Soul: A Father's Hope For His Son (now available through 1stBooks).
Following a hostile divorce and fearing permanent estrangement from his child, Tyler began a "legacy journal" to his son. That journal, Water For The Soul, differs from the usual offering of memoirs or essay collections regarding fatherhood. The book is a philosophical inheritance that seeks to fulfill a parental pledge of participation, one often denied by the bitterness of failed marriages.
As an "open love letter," Water For The Soul transfers the "blood knowledge" of lessons and insights gained from experience and passed on by generations of tested use and proven worth. It convincingly conveys the enormity of love and concern many men feel for their children, as well as the devotion and conviction that sustains their desire to be "Dad."
Water For The Soul is broad in scope, addressing subjects that range from "explaining" the value of tears to the complexities of discrimination, from the importance of giving to the quest for spirituality. As such, Water For The Soul transcends its personal intention and extends a purposeful call for self-examination to all who read it, regardless of racial, ethnic, gender or cultural distinction.
This aim is furthered in the follow-up book, Sow The Seeds: A Composition In Verse, a thought-provoking collection of poetry extracted from the content of Water For The Soul. It is also a journal that encourages readers to pen the "blood knowledge" of their lives, for future generations to benefit.
Tyler is an African American and a lifetime resident of Chicago, where he works as a fitness consultant and massage therapist. He is now remarried.
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