When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.
Tecumseh
Tecumseh
Shawnee Native American military leader

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About Tecumseh

Tecumseh was a 18th-century American shawnee native american military leader. Tecumseh was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands. A persuasive orator, Tecumseh traveled widely, forming a Native American confederacy and promoting intertribal unity. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Time — Reflections on the passage of time and how we spend it
  • Fear — Understanding and overcoming the anxieties that hold us back

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