Pioneers, Oh Pioneers!

Google that. It's not the 'speech' from the Levi's commercial. It's not a song or a story. It's a poem by Walt Whitman that was used by the three aformentioned items.

It presses the Youth of the 'West' to move on and fight for the future, to make the changes necessary for the world. It's symbolism for the youth of today, the leaders of tomorrow, stepping up and claiming their futures, accepting their destinies, and fulfilling their purposes. It's time to stop accepting defeat or being told we're too young. It's time to stop listening to previous generations tell us, "It can't be done," and realize that for them it cannot be done, but for us, it is merely a few steps away. We each hold within us the power to shape the world. It's time we start using those innate destinies.

I can't wait. My future is going to be big and bold. Scratch that. My TODAY is going to be big and bold.

If it's too crazy, too revolutionary, or to mind-bottling, then I fear you may be too old or to satisfied with the way things are to even begin to understand.


"For we cannot tarry here. We must march, my darlings, we must bear the brunt of danger. We, the youthful, sinewy races, all the rest depend on. Pioneers! O Pioneers!"