If there is anything to die for, it holds promise for all generations. Many have come and gone, many alive today are yet to go, and many will come and go.

 We will all dramatize and leave the stage, but the role we play determines where we will stand in men’s hearts.

 Born on 17th January 1706 in Colonial Boston, Benjamin Franklin has nailed his name in pages of history.

 He trained himself to become an elegant writer after his education landed on the rocks at age 10. He later ventured into an apprenticeship at age 12

Josiah Franklin – a native of England and the father of Benjamin Franklin -may have had little knowledge that his 10th son of 17 children could become one of the icons and makers of American history. 

Benjamin Franklin was an astute American author, publisher, scientist, inventor, and diplomat. Like many who were not born with golden spoons in their mouths, he was also born in a family with humble circumstances whose father was a soap and candle maker. 

Born to a man with one of the lowest professions at that time, Benjamin Franklin fought a good fight in life by rising from the state as a commoner to becoming one of the most celebrated and influential Americans to have ever lived.

 In the journey toward establishing the US, he is one of the leading founding fathers. He contributed to the drafting of the Declaration of Independence and doubled as one of its signatories while serving in the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolution.

In the annals of science, Franklin occupies a special place as a contributor to the understanding of electricity. In literature, he is a giant writer, though he had earlier given up his love for poetry for some reasons.

 Much is recorded and said about him concerning his corporate initiatives – founding a lending library, hospital, college, etc.

 In what is later to become one of his favourite quotes – “If you’d know the value of money, go and borrow some” – Franklin riskily borrowed money after two years of setting up his partnership business to become a sole proprietor. Yes, that bold decision was worth the journey, and the business acumen paid off.

 His successful printing business in Philadelphia made him rich. He became the owner and publisher of a colonial newspaper known as the Pennsylvania Gazette. 

 In 1787, at age 81, he became the Pennsylvania delegate to the Constitutional Convention, leading to the ratification of the US Constitution. The oldest at that time to serve in the convention. On 17th April 1790, Benjamin Franklin died at age 84 in Philadelphia.

He left something for the corporate world:

“Drive thy business, or it will drive thee” 

“In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes” Benjamin Franklin. 

 Humanity should not succumb to challenges, like Franklin. 

There’s the need to develop inner tenacity and be daring.