Image by Taylor Dundee via Flickrfaced a situation which made it
necessary for him to make a decision
which insured success on the battlefield
he was about to send his armies against
a powerful foe, whose men outnumbered his own.
He loaded his soldiers into boats,
sailed to the enemy's country
unload soldiers and equipment, then
gave the order to burn the ships
that had carried them. Addressing his men
before the first battle, he said, "You see
the boats going up in smoke. That means that
we cannot leave these shore alive unless we win!
we have no choice we win or we perish!"
...They won.
Every person wins in any undertaking
must be willing to burn his ship
and cut all sources of retreat
only by so doing can one be sure of maintaining
that state of mind known as a Burning Desire to win
...essential to success.
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