Once there was a man who carried three big dreams in his heart: to land a high-paying job he could be proud of, to marry a beautiful, kind woman, and to become known around the world.
Over the years, many things happened to him. But three moments mattered most.
First.
On a freezing winter morning, as a young man, he was rushing to a job interview at a well-known company. He had five minutes left and one city block to go. Suddenly, right in front of him, an elderly man slipped on the icy sidewalk and fell hard.
Our hero glanced at him, assumed he must be drunk, and kept running. He made it to the interview on time.
He didn’t get the job.
Second.
On a warm summer evening, he was walking downtown and stopped to watch a small group of street performers. The crowd was thin, but the show was lively and charming. When it ended, polite applause followed and people drifted away.
He turned to leave too, but someone lightly touched his shoulder.
It was the elderly clown from the performance, still …More