Young Harry grew up a bit of a scavenger and seller of odd
throwaways and junk, but as he grew he started a career taking away the
contents of chamberpots.  Then dog leavings.  Then junk.

Harry
found quickly there was money in what people didn't want.  They'd pay
you to take away things you could sell elsewhere.  Waste goes into
sellable compost, dog muck can be used by tanners.  Junk of course is
easily recyclable.

Decades later he's wealthy, happy, and famous,
running an empire of recycling in a city of roughly Renaissance-era
technology.  He looked at the world differently and looked for
opportunity.

Harry King is a great role model to select out of
various nonexistent people.  In fact, if you think about it, you
probably know a few Harry King types yourself – who saw the world
differently, saw opportunities, and took them.

So next time your
career or job is dead-ended, next time you're not sure where to go,
start thinking about how you can turn trash into treasure, how you can
look at the lowest possibilities and see the highest potential.  Look at
things differently.

Go find your chamberpots to empty.  Who
knows what can follow?

- Steven Savage