
When he was thirty-five, misfortune again befell on him. When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car. He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his job of promoting tires.
35歲時,不幸又一次降臨到他的頭上。當他開車路過一座大橋時,大橋鋼繩斷裂。他連人帶車跌到河中,身受重傷,無法再干輪胎推銷員工作。
When he was forty, he opened a gas station in a town. However, he came into dispute because he beat his rivalries due to the billboard hanging problems.
40歲時,他在一個鎮上開了一家加油站,因掛廣告牌把競爭對手打傷,引來一場糾紛。
When he was forty-seven, he divorced his second wife, which had deeply stricken his three children.
47歲時,他與第二任妻子離婚,三個孩子深受打擊。
When he was sixty-one, he campaigned for a senator but failed at last.
61歲時,他競選參議員,但最后落敗。
When he was sixty-five, his on-growth restaurant was dismantled by the government due to road renovating. He was compelled to sell out all his facilities at a very low price.
65歲時,政府修路拆了他剛剛紅火的快餐館,他不得不低價出售了所有設備。
When he was sixty-six, he made a living by promoting his chicken-frying technics to various restaurants in different places.
66歲時,為了維持生活,他到各地的小餐館推銷自己掌握的炸雞技術。
When he was seventy-five, he felt powerless to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others. The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price. But he turned down the suggestion. Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.
75歲時,他感到力不從心,因此轉讓了自己創立的品牌和專利。新主人提議給他1萬股,作為購買價的一部分,他拒絕了。后來公司股票大漲,他因此失去了成為億萬富翁的機會。
When he was eighty-three, he opened another fast-food restaurant but fell into a lawsuit due to trademark and patent issues.
83歲時,他又開了一家快餐店,卻因商標專利與人打起了官司。
When he was eighty-eight, he achieve great success and became well-known to the whole world.
88歲時,他終于大獲成功,全世界都知道了他的名字。
He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunde • Sandoz. He often said, “People always complain about the bad weather. Actually the weather is not bad at all. As long as you are optimist and confident all the time, you will have a good weather everyday.”他,就是肯德基的創始人——哈倫德•山德士。他說:“人們經常抱怨天氣不好,實際上并不是天氣不好。只要自己有樂觀自信的心情,天天都是好天氣。”