Bringing the Future Into the Present

(Posted by HMasters)

What does it take to bring the future you see into the present? Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale believes it takes tenacity, mental toughness, hope, and most importantly faith.  That was the message of his remarks at the Grand Re-Opening celebration at Gallery Furniture's main store at 6006 North Freeway.

Forty four days before,  the store was damaged by a fire that destroyed the warehouse behind it.  The day, Mack says he knew "our future would be brighter and better, but we would have to work hard to bring that future into the present."

And then things began to happen.  A new warehouse was found by four p.m. on the Friday after the fire.  Furniture was shipped to the warehouse and soon on its way to customers.

Then he knew that ""Gallery Furniture would rise again as a symbol of free enterprise, capitalism, and the power of the entrepreneurial spirit to prevail in th face of overwhelming adversity."

"We saw that with determination and hard work, we could in fact bring that brighter future into the present."

In just forty four days the store was cleaned up, repaired, remodeled, and restocked.   And at 10 AM on the Fourth of July, the store opened for business again.

The ribbon-cutting to open the store came as the climax of a dedication ceremony featuring a color guard from the U.S. Army, rousing renditions of the Star Spangled Banner and God Bless America from Gallery's own Singing Salesman, Darrell Luckett, and Mattress Mack's account of the night of the fire.  (See the full text of Mack's speech.)

 

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