good morning whoops it's raining hold on a minute there I thought I'd talk to you a little bit this morning about uh oh by the way this is a new computer and it does all kinds of things so I have to be careful uh I'm not the sharpest tack in the box when it comes to this new equipment you're talking to a guy or a guy is speaking to you now that started driving a Model A car I remember the first jet airplane and many first things the Iceman delivering ice to an ice box taking it off of a mu drawn wagon so but I'd like to speak to you a little bit this morning about young people in particular about accomplishing things when I was young as you know I had a difficult childhood but there's no no excuse for people not being able to do what they want to do you can do anything that you want to do for example as I've told you before I lived in the back of an old car I taught myself to read and right so if you're young don't give up don't say the world is just against me that's not true I taught my myself to read and write I've had five books published I went to to college got a little bit of college I've studied scripture for many many years I've raised five children I've buried a mother father sister brother wife and daughter so a person can accomplish anything that they want one time to prove to myself that I was not an ignorant person I bought a Blackboard and I purchased a correspondence course for computer programming and I completed it with the Blackboard so Forge ahead don't stop never stop learning always reach out to better yourself because when you do that things expand you understand more you're happier you're healthier this old saying that if you don't use it you lose it is absolutely true if you don't use that brain that God put in your head one of these days you you'll be sitting on a front porch somewhere and you won't hardly know what's going on so don't don't give up if times are hard good things nor bad things last forever but most generally we are in control of our own destiny and when I say that I mean this if you're not getting ahead you need to do something to allow yourself to get ahead for an example excuse me for an example if if you want a good job if you want a secure future you have to have something to offer a perspective employer now I'm not saying you need a PhD or a master's degree but you do have to have something to offer there's going to be a time in this country that people that know how to work with their hands plumbers electricians Carpenters cement layers machine operators mechanics people that know how to work with their hands are going to be in great demand yes it's true you have to have Education and Training to be an engineer or a doctor or a lawyer but I'll tell you the truth I spent 60 years working I was successful I've started a couple of businesses I'm not a wealthy [Music] man but I'm a guy that came from living in the back of no car to having a nice retirement and to be able to talk to you on this thing so I'm going to close but I I just wanted to to share that with you this morning young people I love you I do I I love young people um my grandmother always said you know when a baby smiles the angel sing and that's true I believe but young people you're the backbone of this country you're the backbone of the world I don't care if you're in Asia Africa Korea Japan I don't care where you are the United States you are the leaders the Future Leaders of this world so Reach Out be yourselves don't be afraid to to go after what you need so I love you have a great day and I'll see you tomorrow

An old mans advice.