APersonIAdmire——FranklinRoosevelt

　　Hewasbornrichandhadahappymarriage.AftergraduatingfromHarvard,heservedintheNavy.Atthattime,hehadalreadyshownhisremarkableleadershipandsincehisunclewasaPresident,hewouldsurelyenterthepoliticalarena.Buteverythingchangedwhenhewas39.Healthyandstrongashewas,hewasattackedbypolioafterswimming,whichcausedthelifelongdeformityinhislegs.Itwasextremelyhardforthisambitiousmantofacethemisfortune.Hewas,ofcourse,inabadmoodandwantedtogiveupallhisdreamsatfirst.Then,aftercarefulthinking,hefinallydecidedtobestirhimself.Hewasnotaman

　　easytosurrender.Againhetookpartinpoliticalactivitiesand,atthesametime,practicedstandingupandthenwalkingwithastick.Eventuallythisbravemanwonthebattleagainstfate.HebecametheonlydisabledPresidentinAmericanhistoryandunprecedentedlyservedfourterms.Allshouldbeattributedtohisfortitude.

　　"Theonlythingwefearisfearitself."Thisfamoussayingnowhasspreadallovertheworldandencouragedlotsofpeople.Rooseveltfirstsaidit,andasagreatleader,hemadeallhispeoplebelieveit.Hepracticedwhathepreachedforhewassurelyacourageouspersonchallengingthetradition.HeformulatednewpoliciestohelphisnationoutoftheDepression.HedeclaredwaragainstFasciststhoughmostoftheCongressmenopposedhimatthattime.Allprovedthathewasrightforhiscouragewasnotrashbutbasedoncarefulthinking."Aleaderisonewhodarestodream,andthen,darestoachieve."

　　Hewasgreat,butnotgreatinappearance.Helookedlikeakindgrandpaatthefirstsight.Heinitiatedthefiresidechattoexpresshisideasandexplainhispoliciesinarelaxedatmosphereonradio.Healwayssmiledsincerelywhenspeakingandlistening.Thesedidn'tlowerhisprestigebutmadehimamiableandwelcome.

　　Heissurelynotaperfectmannoonecanbeperfect.Everyagehasitsherointheforefront,justlikeFranklinRooseveltamanIadmire.