See Also:
Beginning of a FAMOUS Hero: The Wright Brothers Story.
Life Lesson #11 – Work Smart.
Little Henry was curious about everything! His parents could hardly answer one question before he was asking another! How does this work? Why does that happen? What can we do about this? Little Henry, Henry Ford, was born when Abraham Lincoln was president before there were electric lights, or cars, or airplanes. He was curious about animals and plants, but most of all he was curious about tools and machines. Sometimes Henry’s curiosity got him into trouble, like the time he took apart his brother’s brand new toy just to see what made it work! Sometimes Henry’s curiosity gave him wonderful ideas to help make life easier for himself or for his family. You see, Henry Ford did not wait for other people to work everything out for him. Even though he had to work hard in school and on the farm, he relied on himself to look for a better way to get jobs done. He especially loved math in school, and he used it to help him understand how to fix things and how to make new things.
For years, Henry thought about how he might invent an easier and faster way for people to travel. Faster than horses pulling wagons. Sure enough, when Henry Ford was still a young man, he made his first “horseless carriage.” Later, he figured out how to make thousands of cars, all just alike, on an “assembly line,” which made cars affordable for almost everyone. So the next time you see a car or a truck with the name Ford on it, remember the little boy named Henry…Henry Ford, who was always looking for the best way to do things, and who certainly was a HERO.
– Jim Lord