Life Lessons: Ruminations on Life of a Human on Earth, Essays by Mary Faderan, PhD is a collection of essays on her musings about life in the world as we know it. Her life has taken many turns, starting from her research work at Yale School of Medicine, post-doctorate studies at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and then at Purdue University. Her work in the different areas of academia/research/business have given her an insight into problem solvlng and in deepening of her faith in God. Mary's essays are well thought out ruminations on how she thinks life is more than a meaningless journey into an early grave, she believes that there is meaning in all work, and work can be translated and transmuted into a deeper communication with God Who hears all and intervenes whenever anyone asks.