Bobby

The overcoming spirit


A grindstone make a diamond shine or reduce solid rock to dust. It depend on what you are made of.
Charles. Steinmetz one of the founder of General electric was made of right stuff. He was cripple from birth. He was so short that he look like a dwarf. His mother died when he was just one year old.his father was poor but he determined to send young Charles to school have education.
Charles couldn't run and play like other boys, so he made of his mind to devote his life to science. He set a goal for his self" I will make discoveries that will help people. " when Charles immigrated to USA he couldn't not speak a word in English. His face was so swollen from the cold, he endured on the boat and his sights was defective, his clothe were shabby. The port authority were tempered to return him to Switzerland. But he stay and found a job that paid him $12 a week. There he showed amazing skills and knowledge. The company, genera electric quickly realized his potential and his career was marked by unparalleled research and development. He died in 1923. What dis Charles have?. The over coming spirit. Did u have that? Think about it.

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