You have something special. You have greatness in you.

Hello, this is Les Brown.

I want to have a conversation with you.

We are, needless to say, in a very strange place, a place where we have never been before.

And I want to talk to you about how where we have never been before.

And I want to talk to you about how do you maintain your sanity?

How do you keep a grip?

How do you find peace in the midst of a storm?

I remember when I was first diagnosed with cancer, and the doctor said that it was fourth stage.

And I had to give a speech.

I was preparing to go up to motivate and inspire people. And at the same time,

I felt that I could feel the breath of death, old man death, breathing on the back of my neck.

And as I was standing backstage, my son was with me. He knew what I was going through.

He knew that I was in a lot of pain.

And he didn't say anything.

And it was a short distance from the back of the curtains to the microphone.

And it took them some time to get me up.

And I asked him later, why did you say anything to me to me, to motivate me, to encourage me? He said, I did.

And I said, what was that? He said, I opened the curtain and I allowed you to see the microphone.

And it was only four steps to the microphone. And I knew once you saw the microphone, something was going to happen. And I said, like what? He said, your eyes got wide.

And you became oblivious of your pain.

And when they called your name, you walked out and grabbed the microphone.

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