\nDe\u015fi a fost o aventur\u0103 dificil\u0103 c\u00e2nd au \u00eenceput s\u0103 v\u00e2nd\u0103 tricouri pe str\u0103zile din Boston, ace\u015ftia au ajuns s\u0103 de\u0163in\u0103 \u00een prezent o \u00eentreprindere de milioane de dolari. \u00cens\u0103, probabil c\u0103 nu ar fi reu\u015fit f\u0103r\u0103 ajutorul mamei lor, Joan, care \u015fi-a \u00eenv\u0103\u0163at fiii s\u0103 vad\u0103 lucrurile bune din via\u0163\u0103 indiferent de situa\u0163ie.<\/p>\n
\nJohn \u015fi Bert Jacobs au crescut \u00eentr-o familie modest\u0103 cu 6 fra\u0163i. C\u00e2nd cei doi se aflau \u00een \u015fcoala elementar\u0103, p\u0103rin\u0163ii lor au suferit un accident de ma\u015fin\u0103, mama sc\u0103p\u00e2nd cu r\u0103ni u\u015foare, iar tat\u0103l suferind traume severe \u00een urma pierderii m\u00e2inii drepte. Tragedia i-a afectat temperamentul tat\u0103lui foarte mult, acesta devenind iritat de orice \u015fi \u00eencep\u00e2nd s\u0103 se certe f\u0103r\u0103 motiv.<\/p>\n
\n\u00cens\u0103, \u00een ciuda tuturor problemelor, mama lor \u00eenc\u0103 spunea c\u0103 via\u0163a este frumoas\u0103 \u015fi, \u00een fiecare zi, c\u00e2nd familia lua cina, aceasta le punea copiilor o singur\u0103 \u00eentrebare: \u201eCare sunt cele mai bune lucruri care s-au \u00eent\u00e2mplat ast\u0103zi?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \nAceasta a \u00eencercat s\u0103-\u015fi \u00eenve\u0163e copiii c\u0103 a fi optimist este o alegere pe care o putem face \u00een fiecare zi a\u015fa c\u0103, Bert \u015fi John au urmat aceast\u0103 simpl\u0103 regul\u0103 de via\u0163\u0103 \u015fi au \u00eenceput s\u0103 v\u00e2nd\u0103 tricouri pe str\u0103zile din Boston. Chiar dac\u0103 dup\u0103 5 ani de zile de c\u00e2nd vindeau tricourile ace\u015ftia aveau un c\u00e2\u015ftig total de 78$, nu s-au dat b\u0103tu\u0163i, iar succesul a ap\u0103rut abia \u00een ziua \u00een care s-au relansat \u015fi au \u00eenceput s\u0103 produc\u0103 tricouri cu smiley face \u015fi fraza \u201eLife is good\u201d.<\/p>\n