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On his first day in office as President, when Abraham Lincoln
entered
to give his inaugural address, one man stood up. He was a rich
Aristocrat. He said, “Mr. Lincoln, you should not forget that your
father used to make shoes for my family.” And the whole Senate
laughed; they thought they had made a fool of Lincoln.
But certain people are made of a totally different mettle. Lincoln
looked at the man directly in the eye and said, “Sir, I know that my
father used to make shoes for your family, and there will be many
others here. Because he made shoes the way nobody else can, he was a
creator. His shoes were not just shoes; he poured his whole soul into
them. I want to ask you, have you any complaint? Because I know how to
make shoes myself. If you have any complaint I can make you another
pair of shoes. But as far as I know, nobody has ever complained about
my father’s shoes. He was a genius, a great creator and I am proud of
my father”.
The whole Senate was struck dumb. They could not understand what kind
of man Abraham Lincoln was. He was proud because his father did his
job so well that not even a single complaint had ever been heard.
Remember:
“No one can hurt you without your consent.”
“It is not what happens to us that hurts us. It is our response that
hurts us. Be excellent at your work
to give his inaugural address, one man stood up. He was a rich
Aristocrat. He said, “Mr. Lincoln, you should not forget that your
father used to make shoes for my family.” And the whole Senate
laughed; they thought they had made a fool of Lincoln.
But certain people are made of a totally different mettle. Lincoln
looked at the man directly in the eye and said, “Sir, I know that my
father used to make shoes for your family, and there will be many
others here. Because he made shoes the way nobody else can, he was a
creator. His shoes were not just shoes; he poured his whole soul into
them. I want to ask you, have you any complaint? Because I know how to
make shoes myself. If you have any complaint I can make you another
pair of shoes. But as far as I know, nobody has ever complained about
my father’s shoes. He was a genius, a great creator and I am proud of
my father”.
The whole Senate was struck dumb. They could not understand what kind
of man Abraham Lincoln was. He was proud because his father did his
job so well that not even a single complaint had ever been heard.
Remember:
“No one can hurt you without your consent.”
“It is not what happens to us that hurts us. It is our response that
hurts us. Be excellent at your work
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