Failure is Natures plan through which he hurdle-jumps men of destiny and prepares them to do their work.

As you read through these following real life case studies, learn to understand and identify where and how the unseen hand works.

1 The Hilton Story

Conrad Nicholson Hilton was born in 1887 in San Antonio, Mexico Territory, the second of eight children. His father, an immigrant from Norway, hand built and lost several fortunes in speculative ventures. Their flagship business was a general store which enabled them to build a large home with several bedrooms.
During the panic of 1907, money was scarce. At young ConradÕs suggestion, the Hilton family transformed their home into a modest inn. Each night, Conrad went to the train station to drum up business and for US$1, travellers were given a clean room, meals cooked by Mary Hilton (the mother) and good hospitality. Eventually Conrad purchased his own hotel and after barely surviving the Great Depression, Hilton went on a buying and selling binge, building the Hilton Hotel chain into one of the worldÕs most respected hospitality organizations.

2. The Kim Dae Jung Story
D. J. Kim as he is known was born the second son of a farmer on the tiny island of Ha Eui, Korea. In his early years, Kim grew up without formal schooling except for his passion for books and philosophy. Only in 1937, when his parents moved to Mokpo on the mainland was he able to get a proper education. However, at the end of World War II, when schools were closed, Kim had to start his career in the shipping business. On one business trip to Seoul, Kim saw the suffering of the people caused by bad politics. It was the beginning of a political career that was to see him facing death 5 times, beaten, kidnapped, spent 6 years in prison and 10 years in exile. But the more he was persecuted, the more popular he became. During his years in jail, Kim would teach himself English, devouring the works of Mencius, Plato, Bertrand Russell and Abraham Lincoln. He would carry a pocket dictionary wherever he went and constantly looked up new words. At one point he was actually sentenced to death for treason. But somehow his life was spared when the United States came to the rescue. His sentence was commuted to life in prison and he was later put on a plane for the United States. It would seem like an irony or destiny that this 3 times failed presidency candidate would finally take over the helm of South Korea.
When Kim stepped into the presidency, South Koreas economy was in deep trouble and was already under the IMF (International Monetary Fund). Yes, everything that he had undergone in his life was meant to prepare him for this moment Ð to lead his country out of the greatest economic crisis since the war.