There was no back door to the Alamo

My mother raised us as Texans. His great-grandfather was one of the first Texas Rangers. We have some cousins ​​who are descendants of William B Travis, the commander of the Republic of Texas forces at the Alamo. He died at the Alamo on March 6, 1836. Future battles for Texas’ independence from Mexico included the battle cry: “Remember the Alamo!” Mom would say, some 130 years later, “There was no back door to The Alamo.”

Face your problems

The men who fought at the Alamo fought bravely. All but one of the men who had been at the Alamo stayed behind for the coming attack. They knew they were going to die, but they stayed to fight for their new country, the Nation of Texas.

What Mom meant by “There was no back door to the Alamo” is that you have to face your problem. If you run from them, they will simply follow you wherever you go. In the metaphysical community we talk about learning what you have to learn now or you just come across the same lesson later. In other words, if you need to learn to defend yourself, you will continue to find yourself in similar situations until you learn to be responsible for yourself and not to be a victim.

The men fighting for Texas independence decided not to be victims. They decided to face those they considered enemies. Yes, they all died. Their deaths also changed the course of history by becoming the rallying cry that ultimately led to the death of the Mexican leader who killed the men at the Alamo. (As always, the story is told from the victor’s point of view. Mexicans tell the story of how intruders came to their land and took it away).

Strength of character

Facing adversity builds character. When you run from difficulties, you don’t learn what you can overcome. The poet Edgar Guest said it beautifully in his poem “See It Through”, “When faced with a problem, face it face to face … You can fail, but you can win.”

Children need to learn to face their problems and admit and then correct their mistakes. Unfortunately, many parents are so protective of their children that they do not learn to cope with adversity. When adversity strikes, young people, perhaps now young adults, have not mustered the strength of character to stand up for their truth.

Mom’s motto, “There is no back door to the Alamo,” is about finding the strength within yourself and doing what you think is right. He learns that he has inner strength and increases it each time he exercises it.