Chapter 55 Chapter 6 I thought I wouldn't live to see tomorrow

I walked into a church and listened with a weak heart to the believers singing hymns, reciting scriptures, and praying. God saved me with his great love. Many years ago, I experienced the most painful period of my life, falling into trouble and despair.These worries had nothing to do with the company's business. On the contrary, the company's business was very stable and booming at that time.However, due to some ill-advised actions on my part, the company went bankrupt in 1929.I was blamed by everyone, my mind was full of troubles and worries, I often couldn't sleep at night, and over time it turned into a painful disease called "shingles"-a sudden rash.I turned to Dr. Eagleston of the Bartow, Michigan Department of Health for help.The doctor thought that my illness was so serious that I had to stay in bed.During this time I underwent a severe treatment, but nothing worked.My body is getting weaker and weaker, and my spirit and body are on the verge of collapse.I was almost hopeless, I couldn't see a glimmer of hope, I felt that I had nothing to rely on, and I felt that I didn't have a real friend, not even my family.

Dr. Eagleston gave me a sedative one night, but the effects soon wore off, and I awoke in pain, thinking that this was the last day of my life, and got out of bed, Started writing a will for his wife and son.I don't believe I'll survive till dawn. When I woke up the next morning, I was amazed to find that I was still alive.Suddenly I felt as if I had been led out of a dark prison into the warm, bright sunlight, from hell into heaven.I suddenly realized that all my troubles were self-inflicted. Since then, I don't have any troubles anymore.I have lived happily to the age of 71. (Editor's note: On April 14, 1902, a young man with only $500 in his pocket but dreaming of becoming a millionaire opened a silk shop in Kemoler, Washington-Kemoler, a population of only A mining town of 1,000 people, located on the caravan road that must be passed during the western development period. The young man and his wife lived on the half-floor attic of the store, using a large wooden box filled with silk as a table and other small wooden boxes as chairs. The wife wrapped her baby in a blanket and put it to sleep under the counter, while she stood by the counter and helped her husband greet the guests. Today, however, the world's largest chain silk store is named after this young man—— JC Penney has 1,600 stores in every state in the United States. I recently had the great honor of having dinner with Mr. Penney, who told me one of the most dramatic episodes of his life. - Dale Carnegie)