It's Never Too Old to Dream: He Thought Suicide is the Answer to His Massive Failures

I found this article as an anonymous Facebook post and just had to blog it because of how I think it will impact many doubting Thomases, those who lack the confidence to pursue success as a matter of one’s birth right. I did some minor editing before putting it here.

“At age 5 his Father died.

At age 16 he quit school.

At age 17 he had already lost four jobs.

At age 18 he got married.

Between ages 18 and 22, he was a railroad conductor but failed.

He joined the army but washed out there.

He applied for law school but was rejected.

He became an insurance sales man but failed again.

At age 19 he became a father.

At age 20 his wife left him and took their baby daughter.

He became a cook and dishwasher in a small cafe.

He failed in an attempt to kidnap his own daughter.

Eventually he convinced his wife to return home.

At age 65 he retired.

On the 1st day of retirement he received a cheque from the Government for $105.

He felt that the Government was saying that he couldn’t provide for himself.

He decided to commit suicide.

It wasn’t worth living anymore.

He had failed so much.

He sat under a tree writing his will.

But ended up writing what he would have accomplished with his life.

He realized there was much more that he hadn’t done.

There was one thing he could do better than anyone he knew.

And that was how to cook.

So he borrowed $87 against his cheque and bought and fried up some chicken using his recipe.

He went door to door to sell them to his neighbors in Kentucky.

Remember at age 65 he was ready to commit suicide.

But at age 88 Colonel Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Empire was a billionaire.

Moral of the story: Attitude. It's never too late to start all over.

Most importantly, it's all about your attitude.

Never give up no matter how hard it gets.

You have what it takes to be successful.

It's never too old to dream.”