Friday, May 06, 2011

All The Breaks

I once heard a man described as having gotten "all the breaks."

This lucky fellow worked at least ten times harder than his critic, had faced some serious personal challenges that he never trumpeted, and had helped a sizable number of people in their careers. Had he gotten some breaks? I'm sure he had, just as most of us have enjoyed certain advantages. He came from a stable but not a wealthy family. His health was good but not great. He had a strong marriage and yet he'd had to work hard on that too.


As I write this, I realize that his background was quite similar to that of his critical observer. There is at least one distinction between the two men: The so-called lucky guy would be very reluctant to describe someone as having gotten all the breaks.

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