Able Abe

The name fascinated me in the first place ,"ABE" and it just lingered on for days to come.Abe as Abraham Lincoln was known to near and dear was a was not only the 16th President of the USA but also a iron willed commoner who had the tenacity to fight every odd.His story appears like a fable superficially but faced hardships galore ,too much for a single hand to handle.Lincoln's distinctively human and humane personality and historical role as savior of the Union and emancipator of the slaves created a legacy that endures. His eloquence of democracy and his insistence that the Union was worth more than individualistic sentiments and embody the ideals of self-government that all nations strive to achieve for he succeeded when stakes were high.He modeled a true democracy and was an epitome of grit, guts and gumption.He came from a humble background in Kentucky and lost his mother at 9 ,was alienated from his father,but it was his stepmother who encouraged him to read.At 22,he struck out on his own and started manual labor ,he was special with axe and switched jobs from shopkeeper to post master and during this time he started studying law.The war of BLACK hawk proved to be the turning point and abe never looked back.He was selected to Illinois legislature in 1834 and subsequently president in 1861.But soon after his election he faced a tide called CIVIL WAR.But stoic and excellent personality as he was ,with good diplomatic skills he won every sphere and united the states .
We can learn oodles from the Able Abe........