This is a chair of George Washington, founding father of the United States. I took this picture in the St. Paul’s Church of New York where Washington was worshipping. When he came to the church, he sat on this chair, according to the note.George Washington was the first president of the United States of America. He was born on February 22, 1732 at Fredricksburg, Virginia and died on December 14, 1799 at Mount Vernon, Virginia. Washington was an excellent horseman and Commander in Chief who married a wealthy widow, mother of two children.
George Washington was the president of the United States for two terms. Although the American public encouraged him to seek a third term, he refused to run again.
During the General Henry Lee’s speech, “Funeral Oration Upon George Washington,” Lee claimed that Washington was “a citizen first in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen.”
My dear reader,
Please allow me to take a photo of your chair, too, as a historical heritage of your village, of your community, of your state, of your country, of our world and universe, at least - of your family.
Happy Father’s Day!!!
2 comments:
Thank you for your thoughts on George Washington--he was a remarkable person. I have visited his home at Mount Vernon outside of Washington, DC several times and have always come away grateful for his leadership of our country at our beginnings--he wasn't perfect--for instance, he held slaves--but he was a person of great integrity and humility, something we needed very much. May God grant us leaders of that caliber to guide our path into the future.
Happy Father's Day, Oo--you are a great father!!
Dear Marry Ellen,
Thank you very much for your great comment. Actually, not only George Washington, but also everybody is not perfect as the way we often say - no man is perfect.
I believe that the history always gives a birth someone who is needed by the community or the country or the world in time. For example, Lincoln was born to finish the job that Washington and other 14 presidents did not do.
Any way, you believe it or not - humans have strange desire or ignorance. Some people, they do not want to be slaves but they do not care for others are being slaves. (They prefer to be friends with the powers!) Some people, they do not want to be poor but they do not care for other poor people. Some people, they do not want to be lied or cheated but they lie and cheat to the others.
Actually, we should not wish to be free by ourselves unless we really, really stand for the other slaves and colonies. The question is – if we are working and living only for ourselves, who we are? At the same time, if we do not work and live for ourselves, who will work and live for us?
Let me say another thing here that America’s future is totally depend on Americans or the people who are living in America.
God bless you and God bless America!
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