Which President was The Shoemaker's Son?

Sing your own song!
Dance your own dance!
Give the world a gift of you!
Do something that comes out of you!
Give the world a gift of you, bring forth treasures from your heart!

So many had been incapacitated trying to prove a point to men, trying to assert themselves, when they could express themselves, the gift of their life expressed daily which will result in true joy and fulfilment.
If only we would shred inferiority complex, which is simple, in about two decades, the next generation will be free of it. And people will express their creativity. There will be amazing shoemakers, musicians, painters, engineers, carpenters, ...gifted men emerging across the world! There will be all form of creativity, innovations... nobody will be competing unhealthily with another, but simply doing their best, just joyful and living fulfilled.

There is no joy in unhealthy compettion, the joy is not in coming first, the joy is in doing it!
Its not outside the act, it is intrinsic to the act!

When Abraham Lincoln became the President of America, his father was a shoemaker. Naturally egoistic people were very offended that a shoemaker's son should become the president of America. They were aristocrats, super-rich, who thought that it was their birthright to be in the highest position.

On the first day, when he was going to give his inaugural address to the Senate, just as he was going to stand up, one ugly aristocrat stood up and he said "Mr. Lincoln although by some accident you have become the president of country, don't forget that you used to come with your father to my house to prepare shoes for our family. And there are many senators who are wearing the shoes made by your father"

He was thinking he can humiliate him.

Abraham Lincoln said something which should be remembered by everyone. He said "I am very grateful to you for reminding me of my father just before I give my address to the Senate. My father was so beautiful, and such a creative artist-there was no other man who could make such beautiful shoes. I know perfectly well that whatever I do, I will never be such a great president as he was a great creator. I can not surpass him.

But by the ways, I want to remind all you aristocrats that if the shoes made by my father are pinching you, I have also learned the art with him. I am not great shoemaker, but at least I can correct your shoes. You just inform me, I will come to your house".

There was a great silence in the Senate, senator understood that it was impossible to humiliate this person. Only small people, suffering from inferiority, can be humiliated; the greatest of human beings are beyond humiliations.

Although, he was the President of America, he was ready to make another pair if there was a complaint.
The man looked silly. Lincoln insisted, "You have to speak! Why have you become dumb? You wanted to make me a fool, and now, look all around: you have made a fool of yourself"

The whole Senate was dumbstruck, but soon laughter turned into sincere applause.

Remember, no one can hurt us without our consent.
It is not what happens to us that hurts us, it is our response that hurts us. There are people out there whose only job is to hurt others. Don't give them a reason to have so much work on their hands.