“Catch on fire and others will love to come watch you burn.”

It was a cold December night in West Orange, New Jersey. Thomas Edison’s factory was humming with activity. Work was proceeding on a variety of fronts as the great inventor was trying to turn more of his dreams into practical realities. Edison’s plant, made of concrete and steel, was deemed “fireproof.” As you may have already guessed, it wasn’t! On that frigid night in 1914, the sky was lit up by a sensational blaze that had burst through the plant roof. Edison’s 24-year-old son, Charles, made a frenzied search for his famous inventor-father. When he finally found him, he was watching the fire. His white hair was blowing in the wind. His face was illuminated by the leaping flames. “My heart ached for him,” said Charles. “Here he was, 67 years old, and everything he had worked for was going up in flames. When he saw me, he shouted, ‘Charles! Where’s your mother?’ When I told him I didn’t know, he said, ‘Find her! Bring her here! She’ll never see anything like this as long as she lives.’” Next morning, Mr. Edison looked at the ruins of his factory and said this of his loss: “There’s value in disaster. All our mistakes are burned up. Thank God, we can start anew.” The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success. The bludgeon of circumstances may bruise you, but stand erect, hold your head high. Always try once more, no matter how many times you have failed. Fight when you think that you can fight no longer, or when you think that you have already done your best, or until your efforts are crowned with success.  Thank you for stopping by to read and share your thoughts. I sincerely hope that this story has helped enlighten you in some small way. If it did, would you mind contributing $1 to lighten someone else's life? to change a childs future? If , for some reason you are unable to contribute financially, you could help share this with your friends and associates. Thank you in advance. You can do something. I can do something. Together we can do great things - Mother Teresa Click here to Donate.  https://www.ketto.org/PetesPlace https://www.youcaring.com/PetesPlaceSchoolofCateringhospitality http://ddemitrius.wix.com/petesplace