In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein lived a vibrant life filled with one success after another, yet for every success attributed to his genius he faced many of the same setbacks common to the rest of mankind.
It is reported that Einstein had a speech impediment and at least one teacher thought he may be too ill equipped mentally to attend school. However, his genius was soon discovered and he began to learn at a rapid pace.
Einstein was trained to be a teacher, but ultimately he accepted a job in the Swiss patent office because no one would hire him as a teacher. What he learned in the patent office had some bearing on some of his later theories. In effect every event that happened in his life had the potential to move him toward a greatness he may not have expected nor was it the path he original chose.
In so many cases we find that the man who said, In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity, would live up to the words he spoke.
For Einstein the challenges of life were the catalyst he used to explore the possibilities of answers yet to be discovered questions yet to be asked. What...