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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:39 am Post subject: RE : Re: Toughest e-mail I ever wrote |
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Many thanks Ron for posting this poem. Your father must have been a great man.
Jean-Paul
Ron Lendon <rlendon(at)comcast.net> a écrit :
[quote]--> Zenith-List message posted by: "Ron Lendon"
This is a poem my father taught me that has helped many times in my life.
It Couldn't Be Done
Edgar Guest
Somebody said that it couldn't be done,
But he with a chuckle replied
That "maybe it couldn't," but he would be one
Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, and he did it.
Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you'll never do that;
At least no one ever has done it";
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he'd begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, and he did it.
There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you, one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing
That "cannot be done," and you'll do it.
Many good people here want to see you continue with your dream of flying. Give it time.
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Ron Lendon, Clinton Township, MI
Corvair Zodiac XL, ScrapBuilder
http://www.mykitlog.com/rlendon
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kmccune
Joined: 22 Sep 2007 Posts: 577 Location: Wisconsin, USA
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 4:02 am Post subject: Re: RE : Re: Toughest e-mail I ever wrote |
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I'll second that comment!
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