This 4th of July, I read, watched, and listened to the history of the Revolutionary War in order to refresh my memory on how America was founded. The story is absolutely amazing. The underlying message of the American pioneering spirit began day 1 with our Founding Fathers. Anybody pursuing their passion should take a page out of America's history book.
Here we were, 13 colonies in a new world filled with wilderness and the unknown. In 1776, we, a relatively brand new startup, declared our independence from the most powerful nation in the world. Our Founding Fathers created a framework from scratch (that we use to this day) of how this country would run, knowing well that complete failure, humiliation, and death was the most likely outcome as a result of them signing their names at the bottom of what is now one of the most famous documents in the world. There were many points throughout the war, especially in the beginning, where the story could have ended very differently. The British had numbers, weapons, supplies, ships, military structure & training, commanders, cavalry, etc. etc. etc. The colonists had a makeshift band of revolutionaries from different colonies willing to fight, most of whom had to melt down their pots, pans, and fire-pokers in order to create ammunition. But they had passion. They pursued, endured, and truly believed in their cause. In fact, they believed in their cause so much that the movement was embodied by Patrick Henry's famous cry of "Give me liberty or give me death" in response to the beginning of the war. After several years of seeing this undaunted, immovable, growing level of belief and commitment, King George III threw in the towel (maybe back in the day he "threw in his hanky"). America, one of the greatest nations the world has ever seen, was born.
Rise up. No matter how big your enemy or how big your obstacle is, show it no mercy and do not back down. Want it more. Dare to change the world as the Founding Fathers and colonists did.
Rise up. No matter how big your enemy or how big your obstacle is, show it no mercy and do not back down. Want it more. Dare to change the world as the Founding Fathers and colonists did.