Donald Brown, the most inspirational person in the United States

Donald Brown, born in 1945. In 1985, he took the Harvard Law School. At the age of 52, he began to hike through the United States and was called "the real version of A-Gump" by the American people. You have only been in school for 9 years, and the second half has been tied to a wheelchair. These are not ideals, but the dream of morphine..." However, after more than ten years, he not only realized two dreams, but also boarded each of them 32 times. Big media headlines

Donald Brown, born in 1945. In 1985, he took the Harvard Law School. At the age of 52, he began to hike through the United States and was called "the real version of A-Gump" by the American people.

In the summer of 1981, 36-year-old construction worker Donald Brown had just completed his first knee repair surgery and was lying in a hospital bed at the New England Baptist Hospital in Boston. At that time, his second marriage was disintegrated and economically on the verge of bankruptcy. He was injected with 5 morphine continuously because of the pain. Among them, there was a voice from the ear: "Where do you want to be after 5 years? Where will you be after 10 years?" Woke up the next day, he found a notebook next to it, saying: "Harvard University Law School and "Hiking through the United States" - is his own handwriting.

The doctor poured cold water on him: "You have only been in school for 9 years, and the second half has been tied to a wheelchair. These are not ideals, but the dream of morphine..." However, after ten years, he not only realized two. Big dreams, 32 times on the headlines of the major media, also known as "the most inspirational people in the United States."

Recently, the "Pedestrian Diary", which was recorded in Brown's history, was published in English. The morphine dream was published, which not only gave everyone the opportunity to experience another kind of "going around the United States", but also the life and sublimation of life. The Times commented that this is "the most inspirational travel in history."

Is a classmate with Obama

Brown's life has had too many disappointments. At the age of 13, his father committed suicide due to bipolar disorder. Brown joined the US Marine Corps at the age of 17 and was forced to retire in an accidental injury in less than two months. He wants to be a professional baseball player, but his vision is declining due to diabetes. He gave up his baseball dream at the age of 20. After the first marriage, he suffered from mild bipolar disorder. When he was in his 30s, he became a construction worker and was seriously injured by an accidental knee. He was judged by the doctor as: the wheelchair will be his lifelong partner.

The successive blows almost made Brown lose his confidence in life, and he even committed suicide several times. But after that knee surgery, he was determined to change his destiny. With the help of his neighbor, Brown enrolled in the free course at Worcester Hill Community College, and after two years, he received the full amount of one of the best liberal arts colleges in the United States with 7 full A grades. scholarship. “I first discovered that I would be fascinated by the world of thought, learning to let me discover and face my own shortcomings,” Brown recalls.

In 1985, 40-year-old Brown was admitted to Harvard Law School. Professor David Wilkins clearly remembers seeing Brown for the first time: "I was a nervous young teacher at the time, and I walked onto the podium for the first time. Looking up, I was sitting in the last row. Guy, his suit and tie are older than me.” Soon, he realized that Brown is a different student. “His special qualities have been maintained until now, and that is full of things that he is looking for. Passion."

Among the classmates of Brown, there are talents, including the current US President Obama and First Lady Michel, and Dan Brown, who became a famous writer in the future. In the third year of college, Brown wrote a paper entitled "Ethnic Harmony Efforts." In this paper, Brown predicts that classmate Obama will defeat Newt Gingrich in 2004 and be elected president of the United States. This prediction is not very accurate: Obama was on the throne of the president in 2008, when the opponent was McCain.

a lawsuit, let the bank hate him

In 1990, Brown opened a law firm. On the first day of the opening, the 84-year-old black man John Stroms found Brown in a suitcase. Four law firms had already rejected Thomas. After studying the paperwork in a box, Brown found out that it was a fraud and dug up a fraudulent group that specifically defrauded the elderly. Brown filed suit against eight banks and several companies, and the lawsuit caused a sensation. In the end, he helped dozens of ethnic minority elderly people win the lawsuit.

Just as Brown was ambitious to make a career in the legal profession, fate once again teased him. Because of the many fraudulent loan lawsuits that have been exposed, Brown has encountered great difficulties in expanding his business. The bank hated him and did not provide loans at all. In desperation, Brown borrowed $200,000 from three doctors, but was told by his peers. In 1992, Brown was revoked his lawyer's license.

Just a year before, his younger son, Louis, was born. The child was unaware of 3/4 of the brain at birth, and the doctor told Brown that Louis could only live for a few days and suggested removing the life-sustaining equipment. "His young body was full of various tubes. When I put my hand on his little hand, he suddenly smiled." Brown felt that he could not give up. He insisted on rehabilitating the child. A few years later, in addition to walking a little embarrassed, Louis is no different from a normal child.

Doom seems to never let Brown go. The child just got better. In the fall of 1996, Brown was diagnosed with prostate cancer. "I know that every day and every minute is valuable. I can't postpone my dreams anymore."

Looking back at life while walking

At 6 am on July 4, 1997, Brown set off from Boston and began to realize his second dream of walking across the United States. From Boston to Big Sur, he walked through 21 states and more than 1,000 towns. During the 137-day trip, he overcame the pain, heat, mosquitoes, hurricanes and unbearable loneliness, walking an average of 66 kilometers a day.

On this road, Brown saw countless beautiful scenery, the morning forest of birds singing, the river reflecting the sunset... "I feel great, walking has a magical effect on my immune system. Walking provides me with Natural Prozac.” This is a special journey of life, and the itinerary is determined by the special characters in his life. In Portsmouth, lived in the Nick Charles family, they used to be his neighbors, and when others were laughing at this "bad boy" without a father, Nick was more concerned about him. When Brown wanted to visit Nick, he died a year ago. San Francisco is where Brown's grandmother was born and raised. In Big Sur, the huge trees made him think of his father.

This trip is not only Brown's dream, but also gives him more life experience. In Amish, Indiana, he saw people living in a simple and peaceful life, seldom using electricity, and always riding around. In Wallace Township, Iowa, an old man donated $20 to Brown. "I admire what you are doing. I have always wanted to hike through the United States, but I have been busy raising a family. Now, I am again It’s too old.” When the two shook hands and said goodbye, the old man did not let go. “Hey, I want to go with you.”

Since then, Brown has walked through the United States twice in 2001 and 2006 respectively. In 2007 he began to write these unforgettable experiences. A construction worker who did not graduate from high school became a classmate with Obama; he was judged by a doctor to take a wheelchair for the rest of his life, but he walked across the United States three times. How to see the fate of a natural hapless, but the most inspirational in the United States. A-Gump... Constantly gaining confidence from life and making a magical change in Brown's life. When everyone cheered for him, he just said faintly: "If you don't try to finish it, my life will not be complete.