A positive message from Twsm The Wonderful Story Man

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Some Assembly Required Thursday, July 24, 2008 July 2008 Some Assembly Required By Bud Beuttenmuller The Wonderful Story Man I am old enough to remember when most products were delivered to the store (not retailer) and the customer fully assembled. The exception would be those products for which assembly is the purpose of the product, such as hobbies and Erector Sets. Today, almost anything that you purchase requires some assembly on your part. In addition, instructions may be printed in as many as four or more languages requiring you to sort through the pages in order to locate your particular language. The instructions then assume that you are mechanically inclined and posses outstanding comprehension of diagrams and sometimes convoluted written instructions. Therefore, success is not always assured, and this may require that you consult with another or the formation of a committee in order to complete the task. And so it is with life, we enter this life physically, fully assembled with all our parts intact. However, we must then proceed to assemble our life. Hopefully, you have been born into a family with wonderful loving parents, who would be able to guide you through the formative years of your life. There comes a point in life where you reach the age of reason and start your own decision making process, and also must assume the responsibility for those decisions. The assembly of your life is not always an easy task for you must take many divergent factors to take into consideration, such as family and friends that you may associate with who can influence you to travel in one direction or another, leading to success or failure in assembly of your life Hopefully, you survive your teen years. I know that I was most fortunate to survive with some of the crazy things that I did which are too numerous to mention. All in all, I did survive and had a good time. Of course, none of what I did can compare to the challenges teenagers have today. At that time, we were not exposed to the information that is available today; they have more serious decisions at a much younger age without the necessary maturity. There are some things that are totally out of your control, such as my being drafted into the Army in nineteen fifty two. This move was not part of my plan for my life; however even though it was not my choice, it was beneficial to the assembly of my life. This experience of being taken out of my comfort zone to live side by side with others from all social economic backgrounds and common bath and toilet facilities was an enlightening experience. This was an excellent lesson which would serve me well in the future. I gained experience in dealing with others whose childhood experience and the part of our country from which they came from was totally different from mine. In your twenties or thirties you decide to marry or chose the single life. I was in my early twenties, engaged to Marie and understood that we were to marry before I went overseas even though we were considered to be too young. We were informed by those older and supposedly wiser that our marriage would never last. I find it interesting that there dire predictions were so wrong and that we remain together after fifty five years. How could they possibly know who we would become or the outcome of the union? Only we could determine how to assemble our life together and make it work. Then there is the determination of how you will earn a living; investments for a secure future, and financial independence in retirement. In this regard, Marie and I were fortunate to be children during the Great Depression of the nineteen thirties where we learned the economic lessons of how to survive and prosper during difficult financial times. Although that period of time in our history was extremely difficult for so many, it was an excellent school and I feel even of more value than the lessons learned in the educational system. These financial lessons that Marie and I learned as young children and applied in our adult life have provided us with financial independence and a comfortable retirement income. I would encourage you to follow your own compass for no one can know you better than yourself. Don’t allow self doubt and the naysayers and doubters dissuade you from your destiny. Have the courage of your own convictions to follow your dream. Listen and consult with only those who have been successful. At the end of your days you will only regret the paths of promise that you did not pursue. Blessings TWSM You are welcome to pass this on to others If you do not wish to receive these messages please let me know.