Inspiring Anecdote

❤💕Dear Friends❤💕

😍Sharing an anecdote  from the life of Micheal Jordan, the basketball player😍

💛Michael Jordan was an African-American man, born in 1963, in the slums of Brooklyn, New York. 

He had four brothers and his father’s wages were not sufficient to provide for the whole family.💛

💚He grew up in a poor neighborhood which was full of discrimination, to the point where he could not see any hope for the future.

When he was 13 years old, his father gave him a piece of used clothing and asked: “What do you think the value of this outfit would be?”.  He replied, “Maybe one dollar.”💚

 

💜His father asked, “Can you sell it for two dollars? If you can sell it, it would mean that you are a big help to your father and mother. “. Jordan nodded his head, “I’ll try, but no guarantee that I’ll be successful.”

Jordan carefully washed the clothes clean. Because they didn’t have an iron, to smoothen out clothes, he leveled it with a clothes brush on a flat board, then kept it in the sun to dry.💜

 

💛The next day, he took the clothes to a crowded underground station. After six hours  Jordan finally managed to sell it for $2. He took the two dollar bill and ran home.

After that, every day he looked for used clothing, washed and ironed it and sold it in the crowd.💛

 

💙After ten days, his father gave him another piece of used clothing and said, “Now think of a way that you can sell these clothes for 20 bucks?”

Jordan said, “How is it possible? This outfit can only fetch two dollars at the most. ”

His father replied in an effort to inspire him, “Why don’t you try it first? There must be a way.”💙

 

💛Finally, Jordan got an Idea He asked for cousin’s help to paint a picture of Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse on the garment. Then he tried to sell it in the school where the children of the rich study.

Soon a housekeeper, who was there to pick his master, bought clothes for his master. The master was a little boy of only 10 years but was very fond of clothes. He loved it so much and he gave a five dollar tip.💛

 

💜25 dollars was a huge amount for Jordan, the equivalent of a month’s salary of his father.

When he got home, his father gave him yet another piece of used clothing. “Are you able to resell it at a price of 200 dollars?” His eyes lit up.

This time, Jordan accepted the clothes without the slightest doubt.💜

 

💛Two months later Ms.Farah Faecett  the heroine of the movie “Charlie’s Angels”, came to New York for her Movie promos.

After the press conference, Jordan made his way through the security forces to reach the side of Farah Fawcett and requested her autograph on that piece of clothing which his father gave.💛

 

🧡When Fawcett saw this innocent child asking for her autograph, she gladly signed it.

Jordan was shouting very excitedly, “This is a jersey signed by Miss Farah Fawcett, the selling price is 200 dollars! “He auctioned off the clothes, to a businessman for a price of 1,200 dollars!🧡

 

💚Upon returning home, his father by broke into  tears and said, “I am amazed that you did it My child! You’re really great! ”

That night, Jordan slept alongside his father. His father said, “Son, in your experience selling these three pieces of clothing, what did you learn about success?”

Jordan replied, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”💚

 

💙His father nodded his head, then shook his head, “What you say is not entirely wrong! But that was not my intention. I just wanted to show you that a piece of used clothing which is worth only a dollar can also be increased in value. 💕Then how about us – living & thinking humans? We may be darker and poorer.💕💙

 

🧡This thought enlightened young Jordan.. Even the used clothing  could be made dignified. Why not me? There is no reason to underestimate me. 

From them Micheal Jordan felt that his future would be full of hope and beautiful.🧡

 

💚Dear Friends, what was taught to Micheal Jordan by his father is applicable to us too. Our potential is great. We should not view us low and small because of our status, looks and wealth.💚

 

💛A diamond should be polished to make it shining. So we have to polish ourselves by facing difficulties and challenges of life. 💛

 

❤I am quoting his famous words “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” ❤

❤💕Happy Night❤💕

🌻🌹Kind Regards🌻🌹