A Young Man's Dreams

Once there was a young man in the world who lived an extremely unhappy life.

Orphaned before the age of three, he was adopted by strangers. He lived a life of poverty, was expelled from school, and had extremely weak health due to serious heart trouble in his teen years.

He eventually proposed to the woman of his dreams, but the wife he loved so dearly died young, early into his marriage. Alone in the world, his health problems caused him to live handi-capped and unable to experience life to the fullest. And then at the young age of forty, he died.

From outer appearances, it was clear this man had suffered the extremes of life, experienced the kind of grief most of us will never know about.

And yet, over the course of his life, he manged to write some of the most perceptive, brilliant essays and articles ever written in history. His poems and short stories achieved world-wide fame and are still read voraciously today.

In fact most students in high school have read some of his works. There is a poem of his displayed at the Huntington Library in California, that has been estimated to be worth over fifty thousand dollars - more money than the man ever saw in his lifetime.

The man's name was Edgar Allan Poe.

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I don't know about you, but I find this incredible life story so, so inspiring. When I read it, I felt a sense of such admiration and awe. Edgar Allan Poe has taught me not to be afraid anymore, give up or let life get me down when things are tough.

Because success doesn't depend on your circumstances, but your determination, effort and passion!

I know it's a short post, but exams are coming up, so I just wanted to remind everybody to keep working hard, and don't get stressed even if it seems like things aren't going your way. As long as you keep your spirits up, it will work out :)

Always remember, Happiness Equals Bracket =)