We just finished watching the John Adams TV mini series starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney as John and Abigail Adams. The series was probably about 8 hours long and we watched it over three nights. The series was fabulous. The insight into the life of one of our founding fathers was really inspiring and humbling. They sacrificed so much for this country. At the end of the series John Adams says that he hopes that his posterity respects the freedom that they have because if they don't then all that he and others had done would have been a waste. It is an important reminder to all of us that the freedom's that we enjoy should not be taken for granted. Men and women sacrificed everything to obtain them.
In the last parts of the mini series John Adams also states that his wife was his closest friend and confidante. When his son John Quincy comes to him for political advice Adams asks him why he is asking him and not his wife. Adams tells his son that his mother Abigail gave him the best advice and support and that he could not have done half the things that he did without Abigail. Their relationship was so strong and Abigail was an amazing woman. I think it just shows that a man is nothing without the woman, and the woman is nothing without the man. Seeing their marriage and their love for one another was very inspiring.
Our country did not come without sacrifice and we all need to continue to protect our country and our freedom. Because like stated at the end of the series, if we don't then all that was accomplished by our founding fathers would go to waste.
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