Hold the fort not the loses
Hello Mes Amis,
Just As I hinted yesterday, I am not able to write much these days due to two major reasons;
Because it's been a while since I last wrote on this platform
My graphic design and printing training is taking my time.
So, I am only trying to keep up and write at least one per day.
This is one hymn I enjoy singing a lot while I was growing. It was originally composed by Phillip Paul Bliss. The man got the inspiration to write this song after hearing an action packed Civil War story by Major Daniel W. Whittle. The summary of the story is that during the war of Union army and the Confederate of French, Major P.P Bliss' army were surrounded and almost captured by over 6 thousand French soldiers. They were given the choice to voluntarily Surremder or risk being killed but they refused and resorted to fighting the French soldiers. They had previously sent signals to their head Garrison requesting for help and just as they were been pinned to a small space and were about to be extinguished, an officer caught sight of a white signal flag far away across the valley, twenty miles distant, upon the top of Kenesaw Mountain. The message was 'Hold the fort; I am coming. W.T Sherman'. This created no small morale in the soldiers as they stood their ground and fought with bravery even though they had been badly injured with half of them been killed already and Major Daniel Whittle had already been shot thrice on the head but they were saved at the very end. They would have become the French slave if they had surrendered.
The story is indeed inspirational. You can read the full story using this Link
Relating this to our daily lives, holding the fort and determining not to succumb to depression, hardship and the troubles of everyday life is a signal of strength, a trait of the men of valor. Just like Major Daniel and his men didn't hold on to defeat or to the counting of the bodies of their men but rather stayed determined to see that battle to the end, we should give up also no matter what. A popular quote says; "WINNERS ARE NOT QUITTERS AND QUITTERS ARE NOT WINNERS" everyone that would be great must be prepared to hold on even in the face of terror, hardship and defeat. We all just need to hold in a little bit. Most of the internet fraudsters in my country are people who have given up on legitimate ways of making money and are convinced that if they don't take the path of evil, they will never amount to anything. But those that decided to keep true to the good sides are never left disappointed.
As for those of us experiencing pain or sadness caused by one occurrence or the other, all we need do is to endure because nothing lasts for ever. Sooner or later, the issue will be resolved and we would smile again. So keep holding, keep enduring.
The reason many people give up easily is that they keep their eyes on their wounds, their loses and their pain so much that they don't seem to see a solution or an ending to their problems. They then resort to grumpling, murmuring and anger just like the Israelites at the red Sea, who chose to rather die in Egypt than see the possibility of going into the promise Land. It's not their fault that they lose heart and are discouraged, truth is no one likes pain and suffering and sometimes, it feels like giving up and succumbing to the Present reality, but remember, Nothing lasts forever. So, keep going. No surrendering, No retreat.
No matter how bad the situation of things may seem, know that it is not forever. You too will be celebrated one day. Giving up or commiting suicide is not an option. It is not the time to count your loses, rather it's the time to re strengthen and re-strategize yourself. Just as Major Daniel held the fort and endure the heat of the battle and was given his life and freedom as reward, so also we would triumph of we care to hold the fort and forgo the loses.
A big thank you friends for reading this article. See you soon.
