On Oprah.com, I found an interesting article about Kanye West overcoming huge odds. In 2002, after Kanye was having a late-night recording session, he fell asleep at the wheel and crashed head-on into an SUV. This was a near fatal accident, and his face was crushed by the steering wheel, and his jaw was broken in 3 places. Kanye barely overcame the odds, but he did learn really good lessons. While his jaw was wired shut, he wrote the song, "Through the Wire". He also decided that he had learned that nothing in life is promised except death, and "If you have the opportunity to play this game of life, you need to appreciate every moment". The lyrics and ideas for his album, College Dropout were all developed during his recovery, and later won 3 Grammys. I thought that this article taught a good lesson, because I had never even heard of this accident, and it just goes to show that you can't take anything for granted.
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http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/oprahshow/oprahshow1_ss_20050909/2
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