Wednesday 31 May 2017

There is always a way!

In 1915, the great novelist P.G Wodehouse created a character by named Reginald Jeeves.
Jeeves is an intelligent and infallible valet of a wealthy young Londoner named Bertie Wooster.
Bertie has a friend by name Bruce Corcoran ( Corky) an inspiring and destitute artist, who manages to get along by drawing an occasional picture for the comic papers.
However, his primary source of income comes from his rich uncle Alexander Worple, an owner of jute’s business, and an ornithologist.
Corky’s uncle wants him to chuck art and go into the jute business and start from the bottom.
Apart from this, Corky has another problem.
He is in love with a girl Miss Singer, a theatre artist.
Corky is assured that his uncle will not allow him to marry a girl of his own choice.
Therefore, he needs Bertie’s help and advice to make makes Miss Singer’s acquaintance without knowing that you know her.
Bertie assured his friend that Jeeves will find a solution to this problem.
After listening to Corky’s pain, Jeeves comes out with an idea.
He suggests that Corky should take advantage of his uncle attachment to ornithology.
Jeeves suggests that the lady should write a book on birds and dedicate to Corky’s uncle.
But Miss Singer had never written a good letter, forget about writing a book.
Jeeves throws another idea.
Find an impecunious author and made him write it for a minimal fee, and put the lady’s name on the title page.
Everybody agrees to this.
Bertie takes the responsibility of financing this superb plan of Jeeves&Co.
But the plan gets backfired, and instead of marrying Corky, Miss Singer marries his uncle — Alexander Worple.
A year gets passed.
Corky gets his first assignment of painting the baby of his uncle and Miss Singer ( Mrs. Alexander Worple).
He takes the job half-heartedly if he refuses his uncle will stop his allowance.
After finishing the portrait, Corky calls Bertie and ask for his help. He feels that there is something not right about the portrait.
Bertie, along with Jeeves rush to the studio to inspect the portrait.
And, they noticed that the portrait of the baby is ugly on all angles.
Then arrives Mr. Alexander.
He looks at the portrait and yells at Corky.
He tells him that is not a portrait but an extract from a comic colored supplement.
He wants Corky to throw his dream of becoming a painter, and report to his office on Monday morning.
If he does not show up then he won’t get a dime from him. Uncle leaves in anger.
Jeeves, who is watching all the drama steps forward and tells Corky that ‘there is always a way.’ The portrait is ugly, but it can be a foundation for a series of humorous drawings.
He gives him an example of a Mr. Thistleton who once patented a depilatory which failed. But he did not give up and put the product on the market again under the name of Hair-O, guaranteed to produce a full crop of hair in a few months. The product became a hit and brought Mr.Thistleton a fortune.
After hearing Jeeves, Corky glared at the picture and began to stagger on the floor.
“Jeeves, you are right! You are a life saver,” were the words coming out from his mouth.
Corky, took the picture to the man he knows who runs the comic section of the Sunday Star.
The ugly portrait became the foundation of “The Adventures of Baby Blobbs.” It became an important part of Sunday Star. It brought Corky a big fortune and fame.
Everything has a value. Even a broken clock shows the right time twice. Never underestimate your creativity. If you look deeply at your problems you will notice that ‘there is always a way’.
Whatever happens happens for good.

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