Declaration of Independence

Declaration of independence

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one person, namely Me, to dissolve the bands which have bound me and kept me from being who I truly am and meant to be,and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitles me, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that I should declare the causes which impel me to the separation.

I, hold these truths about myself to be self-evident. That I am created equal, that my Creator with certain unalienable Rights endows me, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, my own awareness of the preciousness of my life and my place in this world has been instituted, deriving its powers, not from what anyone else says is true of me, but from my own firm conviction and personal consent. That whenever any personal thought, belief or action becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of This Person to alter or to abolish such thoughts, beliefs, or actions, and to institute new thoughts, beliefs, or actions, laying their foundation on such principles and organizing my powers in such form, as seems most likely to affect my Safety and Happiness.

To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world for the truth of which we pledge a faith yet unsullied by falsehood.

He has set me in a quandary of exception amongst society, he has limited me to what I can do and what is accepted, he has alienated me.

His obdurate insults have accompanied pressure on me; his unequal plans have acted as barriers towards my goals, his affectation has led to doubt in myself when set upon the thought of being taken serious, his censure has led me to second thoughts about my goals.

They deride me when accomplishment is amongst my task; they treat me callow when demanding respect, they tell me what is right and what is wrong, they tell what I should believe in and what not to believe in.

I, therefore, solemnly publish and declare, that I am free and independent, that I am absolved from allegiance to all that no longer is representative of my true self, and therefore, I have full power to conclude peace with myself and others, contract alliances, friendships, and relationships, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which whole and independent persons may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the guidance of divine Providence, I pledge my Life, my Fortunes and my sacred Honor.

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