IT PAYS TO PAY OTHERS
In 1896, Thomas Edison,
the great inventor who invented the electric bulb, was working on an idea to
design a car when he heard that a young man who worked in his company had
created an experimental car.
Edison met the young
man at his company’s party in New York and interviewed him about the car. He
was impressed!
He had the same idea as
the young man but he was considering electricity as the power source while the
young man used a gasoline engine to power the car. He slammed his fist down and
shouted ‘young man, that’s the thing! You have it! I think you are on to
something! I encourage you to continue your pursuits!
With these words of
encouragement from the most highly respected inventor in the United States at
that time, HENRY Ford continued his work, invented a car and became wealthy.
On December 9, 1914,
Thomas Edison’s laboratory and factory got burnt. He was 67 years old and the
damage was too expensive for insurance cover. Before the ashes were cold, Henry
Ford handed Edison a cheque of $750,000 with a note saying that Edison could
have more if he needed it!
In 1916, Henry Ford
relocated his home to the building next to Edison’s home and when Edison
couldn’t walk and was confined to a wheelchair by his doctors; Henry Ford also
bought himself a wheelchair so that he could run wheelchair races with his
friend and mentor!
Thomas Edison made
Henry Ford believe on himself and got a friend for life!
Don’t ever be jealous
of other people’s success. If you can’t win a race, help the person in front of
you break the record!
Putting out the candle
light of your neighbour in the dark will never increase the brightness of
yours.
Your candle will not
lose its light when it lights up another candle. Getting the job done is more
important than who gets the glory!
Be inspired, speak
positively into someone’s life today, and possibly save a soul.
Ben Carson.
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