Running up the down escalator.......

Life after DEBT.

"Incy Wincy spider climbing up the spout,
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
Now Incy Wincy spider went up the spout again!"

Now THAT'S what I call an inspiring tale!!

I have heard it said that we did our best learning when we were children.

Now I dont know if I agree with that but I do know that SOME things you pick up as a kid can help you later on in life IF you have the courage to apply the 'learn'.

King Robert the Bruce I was born at Lochmaben Castle in 1274. He was Knight and Overlord of Annandale. In 1306 he was crowned King of Scotland and henceforth tried to free Scotland from the English enemy.

After being defeated at a battle, Bruce escaped and found a hideout in a cave.

Hiding in a cave for three months, Bruce was at the lowest point of his life.

He thought about leaving the country and never coming back.

While waiting, he watched a spider building a web in the cave's entrance.

The spider fell down time after time, but finally he succeeded with his web.

So Bruce decided also to retry his fight and told his men:

"If at first you don't succeed, try try and try again".

-Old Scottish legend.

Now, sure, IF I had been there, I would have told him not to use such a weedy word as 'try' but it seemed to do the trick anyway...

"Everything I learnt about success was taught to me by a spider" - snappy title for a book, eh?

Originally posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at 03:50PM