Show HARD LUIK LUI K every man who fails in this world has an excuse circumstances were unfavorable pate fate was against him he had no luck but occasionally we find a man who disregards the efforts of hard bard luck to blight his career we find him taking advantages of the experience gleaned from past failures to make possible greater future success we find him fighting misfortune with courage and our admiration goes out to td him edison was stricken deaf early in life but he gladdened the ears of millions with his invention of the phonograph ford spent his earlier years as a poor in mechanic ec hanic but today his fortune is measured way up near the billion dollar figure this list could be carried on indefinitely pasteur the great french scientist made most of his great discoveries after he was stricken with paralysis dr johnson the first author of the english dictionary was afflicted with all manner of physical ailments yet he won for himself a place among the intellectual leaders of all time beethoven was stone deaf yet he composed some of the greatest music ever created by the mind ol oi man so if you feel sometimes that you are playing in hard luck just pause a moment and think of the great procession of immortals who won eter nal al fame in spite of natural handicaps and then get back into the game of life with a little more energy and a lot more courage |