What Would You Like to Do?

by Peter Sangster

Overview

The book takes the reader through Peters life, the people he has met and the numerous ups and downs he experienced in a way which is humorous, sometimes sad and frequently controversial. This is not just an autobiography. Peter talks about the women in his life, his views on management and, as a Christian, his philosophy of life. He uses many quotations which enrich his text and challenges the reader to relate to their own experiences. He documents what life was like not long past, but which in many ways is so different from todays age of hi-tech mobile phones, personal computers and the internet. His working experience was in the financial services industry (mainly insurance underwriting) and he shows, contrary to popular belief, what a fascinating industry insurance is and not a desk bound routine job. Peter describes himself as an ordinary, normal and average person and that the world is made up of millions of people just like him who may think that their lives are insignificant in the big picture. Our lives are not insignificant. Peter, by recording his memories and experiences has created a history which future generations can explore and hopefully use so that their lives and the lives of future generations will be better. Peter concludes by quoting an old friend of his, Andy Ripley who played No. 8 for England and the British Lions at Rugby, and who died in 2010 from prostate cancer: Dare we hope? We dare. Can we hope? We can. Should we hope? We must. We must, because to do otherwise is to waste the most precious of gifts, given so freely by God to all of us. So when we die, it will be with hope and it will be easy and our hearts will not be broken.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781456790158
Publisher:	AuthorHouse
Publication date:	09/09/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

In June 2010 Peter was diagnosed with an aggressive tumour on his right lung, and his consultant oncologist gave a prognosis of between 12 and 18 months. The first thing that his wife Linda asked him when they were driving home from the Hospital was: WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? Peters first reaction was What a stupid question to ask. He had no idea what he wanted to do. However it did help him to focus on what he had just been told, and he decided two things. The first was that, while he accepted the medical professions diagnosis, with the help and expertise of the medical profession and his belief in the power of faith and prayer he would not give in but would fight his illness. The second arose from his realisation that whenever someone dies, which we all will some day, all their memories and life experiences die with them unless they are recorded in some way. Therefore he decided to record his own memories and experiences of life. Peter is an ordinary, normal and average person. The world is made up of millions of people just like him who may think that their lives are insignificant in the big picture. Our lives are not insignificant; by recording our memories and experiences we create a history which future generations can explore and hopefully use so that their lives and the lives of future generations will be better. Having worked in the financial services industry for more than 45 years, Peter sold his company in early 2011. The people he met and his experiences, together with his own unique views on life are recorded in his book. All the proceeds from his book will be donated to Macmillan Cancer Support.