Here is a great example of optimism from Thomas Edison who was 67 at the time a fire broke out in the film room of his laboratory. As his assets were all going up in flames he shouted to his son, go get your mom and tell all of your friends, they’ll never see a fire like this again. When asked about it he said “You can always make capital out of disaster. We’ve just cleared out a bunch of old rubbish; we’ll build bigger and better on the ruins.”Thomas Edison could not control the circumstances. Rather than being heartbroken to see his life’s work go up in flames, he chose to welcome the opportunity to start over. Edison, known for his overwhelming optimism, is an inspiration for us today.
What about you, where is your optimism? If you lost money in the stock market or in real estate do you see it as disaster or opportunity?
Our lives are about choices and now is time to make the choice of where are you going from here.
Thomas Edison will not only be remembered for his great inventions but also for his philosophy of life. He was the quintessential optimist, again I ask what about you?
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