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What a Man!

I’m presently putting the finishing touches to a Squidoo lens (or article) about the famous poet, Adam Lindsay Gordon and his life.

I have previously presented Henry Lawson, and his mother Louisa, and P.J. Hartigan (of  ‘Said Hanrahan’ fame).

As I was researching and writing, it struck me once again, just how many creative personalities have also had particularly sad and difficult childhood or adult happenings, and have overcome all obstacles to become truly great in their individual fields.

And I was thinking how many of today’s ‘criminals’ (whether petty or hardened), claim to have had ‘unfortunate childhoods’.  Well-ll-ll, unfortunate compared to what?  And why should this weaken some, and strengthen others?  I’m not clever enough to answer this.

It’s just that I particularly love the saying – ‘The strongest steel is forged in the hottest fire’.

Yes, that has definitely been my personal experience, and that of those around me.  Interesting.

Christine