"When one door closes another door opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us." - Alexander Graham Bell
There are times in life when opportunity slips away, only to be presented with another. What we first expect our path to be turns out not to be what we expected at all.
The following excerpt from my book CHANGED LIVES shows such an example. The story a man who turned his life into a very successful career in the technology field, but not until he made a choice which detoured him through military service.
Change prepares us in ways we can never foresee.
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Jobs didn't look so attractive either; all of my experience was in restaurants. But I finally got some good prospects lined up for a day's travels, both job interviews and places to stay. I went out to start my car and – nothing, it would not start.
I never did find out what was wrong with the car - took it in, they checked it out, found nothing and it never did that again. But it screwed up my appointments all right. And while it was in the shop I wandered over to the Army recruitment office and, as they say, the rest is history.
I signed up, went off to Ft. Benning and became an infantryman. After four years there, the regular world was just going to be too easy.
I never did find out what was wrong with the car - took it in, they checked it out, found nothing and it never did that again. But it screwed up my appointments all right. And while it was in the shop I wandered over to the Army recruitment office and, as they say, the rest is history.
I signed up, went off to Ft. Benning and became an infantryman. After four years there, the regular world was just going to be too easy.
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Never be discouraged by the closing of one door.
Opportunity awaits you through another door which is opening. All you have to do is be aware and chose to walk in a new direction.
Stay inspired my friends!
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