From Stuart’s forewords
Searching for understanding.
These books have grown out of Stuart Corlett’s 25 years of working cross-culturally in Thailand and Shan State, and seeing how suffering and loss have shaped his own life and the lives of people around him.
In his forewords, Stuart reflects on his mother’s death, the end of his marriage, growing older, walking alongside friends in difficulty and listening to people from Myanmar who have endured terrible losses. He writes as someone still learning, whose encounters across cultures and beliefs have deepened his questions about grief, mortality and care.
He has also seen people find ways to go on, to laugh and to experience happiness. The books grew from his wish to understand those experiences and make room for honest conversation. Understanding, he has found, can help us work out what to do next.
His hope is that these pages give readers something to think through privately and with friends: how to remember, how to enjoy the days we have, and how our words and actions might make a difference that continues in other people’s lives.
