Dug MICHIGA a Goqd Many Years Ago a Man Said to Me, "You Know, John, When I Look
· HOMECOMING NEWS OCTOBER , , 15Y! dUG MICHIGA A gOQd many years ago a man said to me, "You know, John, when I look ~t you I see four faces. ~€@ I see you as you are ~ow, with a bachelor's gleam in your eye. -Jfj I see you five or six years from now, a little more jJ\~ ' .- ~~-ti-. serious, a picture of a wife and a couple of youngsters on your desk: ~ ~~ . , ~ I see you at forty-five, with a look of slightly pained amusement as you read your son's estimate of what he's going to need for the next month or so in college. ~ And I see you again at sixty, ~6_= looking around for a place where you can hunt ducks for nine months of the year ~ : V :';,';z.:.. " ~-W Now John, every man who hears this little story nods his head, just as you're doing. In his heart, he knows exactly what he should do. But-hegging your pardon-rarely do I meet a man who does anything about it unless he's practically pestered to death. ~~ That's what I'm go. ing to do to you-and some day you're going to thank me for it." He did just that-and for years I have thanked him for it. ~ And thanked him particularly for the thoroughness and care with which he worked out my life insurance plan-a plan which protected my wife and children during the years the youngsters ~ were growing up, provided money for their education, and finally, made it possible for me to look forward to a peaceful, happy old age.
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