If At First You Don’t Succeed

Some scrabble players moan and quit after drawing a rack with all vowels.

Imagine being this man:

At age 31 the man failed in business.

At age 32 the man attempted to run for a legislative office and was defeated.

At age 34 the man again tried a business venture and failed.

When the man was 35 he experienced the death of a loved one.

At age 36 the man suffered a nervous breakdown.

Eight years later, at 43, he ran for congress and was defeated.

At age 46 he was again defeated in a congressional race.

At age 48 he was defeated in a congressional race.

Then at age 55 he was again defeated in a congressional race.

Not being discouraged, at 56 the man made an unsuccessful try at becoming vice-president.

At age 58 the man ran for senator and was defeated.

And then at the age of 60 the man was elected

The President of The United States.

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