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Act of Valor
Tecumseh's Poem in Act of Valor
A letter sent by a father to his son (after the father's death), talking about how his son should live his life.
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Video Transcript
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before he died your father asked me to give you this poem by Tecumseh
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I told him I'd fold it into a paper airplane
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and in a way
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I guess that's what I'm doing
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Salim that from him
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to you
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live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart
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trouble no one about his religion
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respect others in their views
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and demand they respect yours
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love your life
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perfect your life
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beautify all things in your life
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seek to make your life long
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and of service to your people
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when your time comes to die
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be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death
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so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way
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sing your deaths all
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and die like a hero
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going home
