Abraham Lincoln, against all odds!

The 16th president of The United States, convey a story of fight against all odds that made him the president of the United States of America, and began the process to change the history of this country.

Some people said that the legacy of Lincoln now is fulfilled with Barack Obama, the first African American in the presidency, 143 years after he was murdered, the man who fought for the emancipation of the slaves, and the man who be determined to give to the slaves the right to vote; But now even more, one of the African Americans is now the president of the U.S.A..

Abe Lincoln, Was born in a poor family, he said that among his earliest memories he remembered a flash flood that washed away the corn and pumpkin seeds, apparently his mother was an illegitimate child, his younger brother Thomas die was he was a kid.

When he has 7 years his family faced a lawsuit against his farm in Kentucky, then his father moved to southwestern Indiana, living in a kind of a very primitive “cabin”.

His mother died when he was 9 years old! But quickly his father got married again and Lincoln have a maternal caring powerful figure; He just go to the school by “littles” as he used to said, but the history tell us that he used to have a long walks only to borrow a book!

Try different careers, and study on his own law, and when he was a successful lawyer he was recognized for being extremely honest.


He and his wife Mary Todd had 4 children (only one survive!), His wife has declare insane.

He suffered a lot of political and financial troubles, and finally he was murdered being president of the United States. But still he makes history, why a man with such amount of troubles had become one of the world icons in political history?.



Personally I don’t know if Lincoln wanted to do what he did, or if only follow the path that was open in front of him, but his legacy prevail, against all odds.

Sometimes the most smart thing is going against all odds don’t you think?, that applies in almost every field (financially, politically, Love).

Do not restraint ourselves in a little mental barnyard; If Lincoln would fulfill the predetermined destiny he would have been a farmer, maybe a poor one; instead, he is now a well renowned historical figure, so open yourself to a new challenges and opportunities, I am pretty sure you’ll find an amazing and exciting future regardless the troubles.