In a small house in the border of Ohio, lived a poor widow with her only eighteen months son. The boy grew up and within a few years, he had to cut trees and planted a small piece of land owned by his mother in the wood. Even though he had to work in a very young age, he still spent a little time to study. He used every minute to read books he borrowed (for he had no money to buy them).
When he was sixteen, he worked gladly as a (donkey) shepherd along the canal. He then took a new job as a cleaning service at school to pay his school fee.
In the first year at Geanga Seminarie, he only received $ 17. So he worked for a carpenter for $ 1 a week. He would work at night, he would work at holiday, and he would come on Saturday to receive 1 dollar and 2 cents. In the next winter, he got $ 12 for teaching.
It didn't take too long for him to finally study at William College and graduate as a doctor with cumlaude predicate. He was 26 years old when he became the United States Senator. Seven years later, he became the congressman. James A. Garfield finally became President of the United States.
Who ever thought that his past would lead James A. Garfield to be the number one person in the United States. For some people it is an impossible thing. They who come from poor families or experience other bitter childhoods may never dare to dream as a president. But, what has President Garfield undergone gives us a courage to dream big, to hope for the best, to achieve for the best.
God also wants the best thing for us. That's why we should never stop dreaming for nothing is impossible.
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