The Story Teller -- The Little Boy Who Wore Glasses
Once upon a time, in the heart of America, a man-child was born. It was a time of change on the earth. The horses that had pulled the wagons and carried people were now being replaced by trains and cars. It was during this time that Harry was born. At a very early age, with the help of his new glasses, Harry learned to read. Even then, a child who wore glasses was different from other children.
Sometimes on the playground, children made fun of him for wearing glasses. They called him four-eyes, to which Harry replied, "That makes it two more than you; I can see twice as much." In the classroom, no one made fun of Harry for he was a good reader. Harry's glasses let him see small words that opened up his world.
As the years passed, Harry left his hometown of Independence to go away to a far land to be a soldier in the Great War. Harry still wore glasses and he could see the hurt and pain of others. He could feel their pain also and began thinking about war and about peace. He questioned why he was a soldier and the answers to this question gave Harry a vision of who he really was in a time of world-wide change.
The passing years continued to prepare this man who wore glasses to make difficult and decisive choices. His nation would call upon him to be its president in the second of the World Wars. Harry Truman would see a course of action that would change the world.
As a child, Harry knew that to see clearly was a beginning. The boy who wore glasses became the man that would lead his country through war and peace. Harry Truman's vision was now that of a world leader.
