The news came at 4: 29 a.m. My father had just died at the age of
102. Then came the real shock. This man, who always kept his family
at a poverty level and who never earned more than $4,000 in any
year, had secretly accumulated an estate of two million dollars.
The bulk of this was left to a university for scholarships. My
being virtually disinherited was the final rejection in a lifetime
full of rejections. How does one survive and surmount any
rejection? My long emotional journey ultimately led me to read
again my father's amazingly detailed personal diary that he had
kept for over eighty years. I discovered that the writings of
Benjamin Franklin had enormous influence on him from a very early
age. He carried Ben's ideas on food, family, and finances to
exaggerated extremes, becoming a true and miserable miser, living
like a pauper. His life paralleled Ben's life in many uncanny ways,
even to the final act of disinheriting his only son. Within this
book are some clues and guidelines to dealing with life's hurts and
disappointments, whether they are major crises or just small
annoyances. First, we have to find ways to understand the
situation. Second, we must accept the situation as it is, and go on
from there. And finally, peace can only come when we forgive the
people involved. This three-stage process, though very difficult,
can truly bring about healing. "Thank you for sharing your story on
how you overcame and learned to Forgive. Keep On, Keeping On Life's
not fair but God is good Look at your accomplishments." Pastor
Robert H. Schuller, Crystal Cathedral "I think you're a hero-a
brave and honorable man." Jane Berentson, Senior Editor, Worth "I
feel proud to know you, and toknow that you have persevered in
wrestling down this mystery so that it wouldn't have to be an
unknown which would haunt you for all the rest of your days." Dr.
Paul G. Watermulder, Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church,
Burlingame, California
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