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The Significance of —— 

                        Washington A Life 

                                    By Ron Chernow 

            (Not a Book Review. Just, what it meant to me.) 

            Somehow this book led me to see Washington as something like a train in that he appeared as a solid unstoppable force with a matching unstoppable appeal: an appeal not enhanced due to some charismatic oral theatrics. Maybe his appeal was even more so because while being non-commutative with words he seemed to always communicate with his stare. The shear power emitted by even a motionless train has a large stare factor: it moves you the veiwer. An additional component of the train analogy becomes more focused when the tracks are considered. Tracks are preplanned but there are two and the two may differ upon close inspection even as they lead to the same final destinations. Washington might not have preplanned his life’s journey but there seems to be little doubt that somehow it was planned. Also, close inspection of his tracks reveals opposing characteristics which are always tied together to perform the needed task which have benefited our nation. Continue reading →