Perseverance, Patience and Sense of Humor

In the past few days, I have received congratulatory emails from new and old friends:

I am thrilled to learn of your success, and it is a credit to your perseverance, patience and sense of humor, though the latter was hard to summon at times, I am sure. This is great news.
Best of luck, and thanks for being a good friend.

Wonderful news for you Josh- I hope the role provides a good challenge for you.  Unfortunately you can probably find many candidates ready to step into your shoes as the Oracle of NY, though you pulled that off with such panache.

Best of luck and let me know if I can be of assistance in the future.
Best Regards,

Josh,
I just took a quick look at your blog. Wow! I don't know what happened or what you have gone through, but obviously it was at least financially dramatic and personally traumatic. I have witnessed a few cases similar to this including one of my own. All I can say is, I hope there were/are no permanent scars and I'm sure you and your family will be the stronger for your experiences. (I think that's easy to say, know that you have what sounds like a very favorable employment secured).
It's nice to see that the Good Guy can still finish first.
Touché! 

hello, Joshua,

i am glad to know that you have found a new job, that is so good that i jump into the sky. the old saying that The bread will have of, the milk will also have of, everything all there will be. The strong believe that the sunshine will come eventually after the night. The words can be also used in financial market. so i think you will be rich. Now that in your country the Obama become the president, everything is possible. You will become the millionaire, even billionaire. You must believe that.

Best wishes that you will have a good time forever.

Yours sincerely,