The rise of nations and of men <br />Record tire struggles passed and won, <br />But none may tell just where and when <br />The urge did come and thus begun. <br />It might have been through glorious deeds <br />Performed by earlier men of fame, <br />Whose inspiration often leads <br />To visions that remake a name. <br /> <br /> <br />A Constantine, Alexander, too, <br />A Hannibal and Caesar great <br />May change the thought of even you <br />And give a hero to the State. <br />To read the deeds of men renowned <br />Will make you choose a given course <br />That often strikes tire note profound, <br />Revealing thus the man of force. <br /> <br /> <br />The deeds we do must make the race <br />And force the nation to the top, <br />And when we gain the honour place <br />We forge ahead and never Stop. <br />Keep winning more and still some more, <br />And set a pace for fainter heart; <br />Your deeds shall spread from shore to shore, <br />And worlds shall know you played your part. <br /> <br /> <br />Though black of race you are, my friend, <br />Your part in life is ever here: <br />There's work for you; the human trend <br />Calls for each one to have his share. <br />Go then and play your part to-day, <br />And think that you are king of all <br />Circumstances that come your way. <br />Before which you must never fall.<br /><br />Marcus Mosiah Garvey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/be-king-of-circumstances/
