What education profited Frederick Douglass to self-realize as a self-employed professional, since he attended no school? How did he learn to read and write, and what in him led him forth with determination? Seeing himself born a slave, what was the thought, and the strength of resolve that catapulted him forward; did he become free through some sort of intellectual rigor?; How could such an individual love the promise agreement of the founding charter of the United States of America, who’s government was allowing slavery as a business industry? What was the singular effect, if there was one, that shifted his intellectual wherewithal’ his ‘persona;’ his understanding of himself amongst all others?
What healing occurred, and what channeling of the indignation of slavery did Frederick Douglass effect, that he became a thriving public speaker, published writer, and newspaper publisher with his own printing press, staff, and his own home? From whence did Frederick Douglass acquire the needed traits and characteristics that paved his path with eloquence, critical thinking, civility, and graciousness, be he in the United States of America, England, Ireland, or Haiti?
If there was a singular effect that allowed him to transcend his social-economic station in life, and his inward and outward perspective of whom he was, let us speak of that; and what, dear reader, what ‘professional and personal protocols’ did Frederick Douglass systematically practice on a regular basis that he was able to be successful for the duration of his life?
Frederick Douglass enterprised; he was entrepreneurial; clearly understanding that if he was going to make some life for himself; if he could live his best life; such life would have to respect the singular effect(s), that initially were the opportunities for him to transform and go forth as a human being. In the reading of his first biography, Frederick Douglass, Narrative of an American Slave, published in 1845, already we read eloquence of thought, thoughtfulness of mind, and a gracious manner of heart and mind that exemplified the civility, intellectualism, and living soul of an individual, in whom was no guile, but earnestness, honesty, and clarity of mind; we read the writing of an expert writer, whose words draw in the reader, and whose prose is that of a fair-minded, critical thinker, whom has transcended the color of his skin, and the slavery of his life, and all the restraints of social and economic oppression that were in his era; in his day. All these, strength of the singular effect(s) were strongholds for Frederick Douglass, whom excelled in writing, in public speaking, and in his social networking through his travels to effect a very American purpose; joining his voice of supplication, and sharing his understanding of the Declaration Of Independence, as a living document that is to be cared for; such work being aligned unto that Declaration of 1776; being acceptable if aligned unto the unanimity of the spirit of national union upon the protection of individual human rights, and that that work, being accomplished with civility. That is, whosoever enterprises as a patriot, must do so with civility: treating all with kindness, politeness, and respect, that that protocol of civility, being a hallmark of their character; I say, of their ‘person,’ set forth that rigor unto solemnly respecting the language and intention of the ‘Declaration,’ which establishes the foundation of the United States of America upon the the protection of the individual; whose rights are both, of God, and are innately understood to be ours from nature, that is, these fundamental rights of liberty are readily understood to be ours, and not of us bestowing such rights on each other, but that this right to life and liberty that we be safe and happy, and that we form a government unto the protection of these; withholding at all times the power of the individual and of the right to assemble as citizens to exercise with civility and in respect unto that most gentle understanding of our equal rights, — the lawful right to alter or abolish government that does not respect these rights.
I tell you now, everything changed for Frederick Douglass when he heard of the word, ‘liberty,’ and when the Word and sense of the Word of God was introduced to him in Baltimore, Maryland. That Frederick Douglass, whom is the singular American champion of the Declaration of Independence, and of all that is American, transcended the oppression of slavery, the color of his skin, and even rising above these through the reading of the book of the perfect law of liberty, yea, the Word of God, the Holy Bible, he attained unto righteousness, allowing no space for the guile of fame, that he not stand next to himself as if some viewing some character in a play, but he remaining genuine, was a loving and kind individual whom was upright, and lowly of heart and mind.
Yes; good sir, and ma’am; yes, young man, and young lady; Frederick Douglass, the American champion was lowly of heart and mind. — He took hold of the strength of God and made peace with God, whom blessed him with intellect, and the knowledge of the intelligence of the Spirit of his Word. Frederick Douglass sought the face of God, through his Word, and he found the love of God staring back at him and upholding him; endowing him with a heart of thanksgiving, that Frederick Douglass enterprise for the Lord, whom wrought majestically in he in whom was no guile. Frederick Douglass being such a one, through his understanding of the love and purpose of God, would ‘put on’ the Spirit of the Lord, according to his Word; yea, according to the oath of his Word, that whatsoever he did was with love and sacrifices of joy in they holy Spirit of Longsuffering. Yea, he cadence of his public speaking was according to the cadence of the Holy Bible, and the boldness of speech and ability to use words efficiently; these were his intellectual understandings of the precision of words and sequence and form of laying precepts, that he found in the Holy Bible.
The numbers represent the amount of speeches Frederick Douglass had in each city/ town/ area in the 18 months he lived in England/ Ireland.
What great sense of understanding and realization had Frederick Douglass, (you shall know if you read his first and third biography, and the addendum chapter of his first book), that his strength of heart and mind, was centered upon the stronghold that God loved Frederick Douglass, and that Frederick Douglass worked for God, whom he recognized as gracious and lowly of heart and mind, loving & kind, intelligent, and strong, upright, and unchangeable in spirit. So much was the Christian faith and understanding of how to be a professional Christian, that Frederick Douglass would not faint nor refrain from his work; nay, he would not slack, nor remove the strength of God from his countenance, though he was often weary in his travels of public speaking as an abolitionist of slavery, and defender of the original unanimous promise agreement charter that is the Declaration of 1776. He, many a times, being in perils in the wilderness, on trains, and of being caught by slave hunters; in perils of economic poverty; in perils of death in crossing the Atlantic Ocean; sacrificing the pleasant life, for a life of holy service. And what do we read when we read Frederick Douglass?, we read a thoughtful and calm man who does not flourish with janglings of words; nor do we read of a man selling and promoting himself to the world, but we read the words of a lowly and good person whom is straight-forward; studied in the manner of the Spirit of God; so much so, that his work, (a Christian would recognize), starts and finishes strong of spirit, and void of selfishness; the degree of physical and mental rigor he brought to all his work permeates the precepts and teachings of God, and could only have been accomplished as a work of thanksgiving unto God, for none can abide in great favor of God whom have guile in them, God saying and asking through his Word, that he is ‘everlasting burning;’ a ‘consuming fire,’ and whom shall abide with God that can withstand peacefully in his presence?
For Frederick Douglass, the words, precepts and doctrines being that singular stronghold, Douglass was able to continue on in his entrepreneurialism, having made the focus of the reward of his work, not the attainment of a physical home, or of material wealth, but of a life lived honestly in service to God, whom did anoint him as a son of God, and whom blessed him with all those needed things of this life, even a home and relative, yet modest, material wealth.
You might see; and you may comprehend intellectually, but not in spirit, that Frederick Douglass loved not his life more than God, understanding as he understood, the Lord had blessed him with hope in God, — that being enough strength to walk in the power as a son of God; knowing that his holy election was secure through that faith God set in him; yea, even that ‘hope’ in God, and this being the strength of a new man, whom put away his life of slavery, rising as a triumphant son of God; being blessed with the ‘ornaments’ of God; such strength of life though the gift of God’s faith in him, as Frederick Douglass proclaims in the last chapter of his first book, bequeathed him with holy grace, and the love of God which is of great value, and joy in being a son go God, and peace because of the Lord, and goodness causing thanksgiving, and gentleheartedness unto all, for the Lord was gentlehearted with him, making him great unto God, and not unto himself.
Therefore, the natural economy of Frederick Douglass; in meeting what he wanted with what was truly needed in the United States of America; yes and yea!, what needed to continue in an unbroken line from John Adams, and the public works of the Continental Congress and the first two eras of Congress (1774–1803 & 1803–1826), was altruist defense and protection of the foundation of the American nation, as it was intended, — with unanimous liberty and justice for all established upon the protection of individual human rights; such champions needing to understand that it is the persons of civility, whom are enterprising critical thinkers without guile; without agenda, yet fully informed in the knowledge and nuance of the Declaration of 1776, and our U.S. Constitution, and the public works of the lowly champions of liberty, to uphold the fundamental unanimity that that promise charter declares: John Adams and John Quincy Adams, Frederick Douglass, and Abraham Lincoln, and on a lesser yet all important scale, George Washington, Abigail Adams, Charles Sumner, George Washington Carver, the black women suffragist of the 1800s, and Ronald Reagan, whom published a book, while in office as the American president, on protecting the sanctity of human life.
Whomsoever will enterprise for the sake of the love of all, according to God’s Truth & Righteousness; that they serve all, without guile, these will naturally find how to create their work, and shall be self-employed as ‘renaissance’ professionals, being fitted in and for many modes of work, that through their work, they may fulfill the defense of the American constitutional republic without seeking personal gain & advantage, for this will obscure and hinder the right decision making at all times, but as in the liberty that God gave Frederick Douglass, — liberty from serving a decentralized and centralized economy that was factious and in the service of the selfish, liberty from the conditioning of a slave mentality, and liberty from not having a ‘formal education;’ from all these Frederick Douglass found liberty unto simply making God happy with him, and so therefore, Douglass served God, loving all and serving all. Frederick Douglass was free from being tribal and operated outside of a decentralized economy, meaning, that form of economic scheme, reaping the savings of their economic ventures through the zero to low-wage afforded unto slaves, and that savings of work pay being manifested as economic profit for the very few whom then enjoyed a lifestyle which was a far cry from the physical rigor of the worker-employees, be they poor people of white ethnicity, or black-skinned slaves. The decentralizes system funnels the money of those whom contract to work for low-pay, and through the sheer size of their corporatism, can create great amounts of money because of the costliness of their goods, and / or the surplus of producing and selling cheap goods, while paying low-wages to those who make these goods.
Not Frederick Douglass, the professional Christian, he was in the distributed economic system of capitalism: his work was a work of love, speaking and writing supplication and admonishment with eloquence, gravitas, and civility. His streams of revenue were diverse and his protocol was being steadfast in his resolve of thanksgiving to God, where-through, he was able to imagine pathways of work, and again, not that he secure his longevity or food and shelter for his old age, but that he may do all things right, for there was and is the Lord whose face Frederick Douglass cherished as the Spirit of God, according to his Word, whom blesses us in our countenance according to the degree and continuity of the effectual of the righteous work we do.
Yes; — if you read Frederick Douglass and if you read John Quincy Adams; if you read John Adams and the lowly heart and cunning, clever mind of Abraham Lincoln, you might; — you might read the words of a people from long ago, — or you might find the work of the living spirit of God in a few in whom there was no guile, nor factiousness of heart; but a love of all, and a willingness to smartly, with civility, and thanksgiving unto God, uphold the spirit of the perfect law of God’s form of liberty, upon the reading and understanding of the Declaration of Independence; that in your entrepreneurship, you may not be hindered with the attaining of material goods or of monetary security, lest your purpose be found petty upon your countenance, and the Lord be not pleased, and thus, not bless; but that you be strong because of the gift of God seeing hope in you, that you shall go forth as an ambassador of God, rightly acknowledging your holy heritage amongst the sons and daughters of God; that you may transcend the reproach unto the the entrepreneurial spirit of America; yea that American dream that you can and are of power to create, not a legacy of idolizing self or others, or of giving thanks to the air and to ourselves, but the power of God to have hope in his promises, and so, being dynamic and industrious with eternal purpose, and not forfeiting our life to be low-wage workers, but gaining the time unto God with the zeal of a fervent spirit that is alive because of God. That shall be and has been the pathway of having the strength of life to be so energetic and quick to accomplish and do; God, as we know his Spirit through his Word, being the beginning of our power and unto whom must be the end purpose of any and all our work, that we not weary in enterprising in well-doing, but being ever ready to mount up with great sense of purpose; that being our work be found spotless, without seeking personal gain and advantage, readily straightened and purified from fear and greed, but as the Lord calls it to be, that we be these professionals of faith, finding the good recompense of the fruit of our work, using all dynamism, industrious foresight, and wittingness of mind to perfectly accomplish a foundation of continuous good works.
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