I had a young salesman call on me recently. After we talked about our business matters, I asked him if he was married. He told me he was and that he had five children. His job kept him away from home most of the time and I inquired of him why he took this particular line of work. He told me it was a straight matter of having to make a maximum amount of money since his two youngest children were badly crippled and required constant care. The youngest child, who is just a baby, would require several operations each year for the next 20 years. I was very impressed with this fellow because he seemed to have this situation in such excellent perspective. He told me that up until the crippled child was born, he and his wife had led pretty routine lives. He made good money which they spent on all the things that you and I buy in order that we might enjoy what we believe to be "the good life". When, however, these two average young people were faced with the problems of not one, but two crippled kiddies, their relationship gained a strength they didn't even know they had. Their hospital bills alone were enough to cause them to completely lose heart, all the human emotions notwithstanding. Together they are fighting a very hard battle but somehow I feel that they are going to win. They have found out that the only really important thing in their life is that those kiddies should have every break they can give them, and happily, they are seeing some progress. They are not complaining that the rosebush has thorns. They are rejoicing because it bears roses.
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