Speech from the Throne, Independence Day, 2017/xxxix
Dec 26, 2017 21:41:20 GMT -6
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Post by King John on Dec 26, 2017 21:41:20 GMT -6
My dear fellow Talossans, my wish for all of us at this happy and blessed time of year is, as always, that we might enjoy together a New Year of peace and prosperity and happiness. Many of us yesterday celebrated the great Christian feast of Christmas, so to all of you I wish most heartily a Merry Christmas. (Some others won’t be celebrating Christmas until December 25 on the Old Calendar, two weeks from now. To you also, a most happy and blessed Feast.) Some of us celebrate Hannukah, or observe some other celebration, and to you I say, May your celebrations be full of the most perfect possible joy. And for those who reject all such celebrations, still I send you my very best wishes, and my fervent hopes that we can all grow together as Talossans in the New Year.
And to all of us … Happy Independence Day! Who could possibly have predicted, 38 years ago today, that the infant micronation, declared by our founder King Robert I, would one day “grow up” into a genuine nation, encompassing hundreds of citizens from every continent, men and women (and children) of so many different “real-world” nationalities, races, religions, political philosophies, and temperaments? But Talossa did grow up — thanks both to the genius and hard work of the founder, and to the thousands of hours of devoted nation-building by so many Talossans over so many years, until today you and I have the happiness to have succeeded into their labours. The quirkiness of Talossa, the humour, our beautiful language, our traditions, the Organic Law and the great body of the laws, our democratic and monarchical constitution — all these things constitute a precious inheritance that we have received, and for which we should all be duly grateful.
Of course, we can’t simply receive it. We need to cultivate Talossa, tend Talossa, so that our dear country might grow into … what? I don’t know, any more than King Robert knew the wonderful fruits that would follow on his declaration. Will Talossa flourish and grow, multiply in size and multiply again, gaining fame, influence, reputation? Will it continue to be immense fun and satisfaction for people 38 years from now? Or 138? Or will Talossa wither and fade under the stress of our mismanagement or ill will toward one another? Or will our beloved nation follow some other, unforeseeable path? We don’t know. We don’t even know what we should hope for.
But what we do know, I believe, is this — that in each of our little areas of work for Talossa, if each of us tries to do his or her best, then we will have accomplished something beautiful and good. Let us resolve, all of us, to treat each other well, to be truthful and honourable and kind in our dealings with one another, to try to set aside all enmity and bitter feeling, all for the sake of our Regipäts and its well-being.
I assure you all of my affection and my prayers, and my resolution to do my best for Talossa.
May God prosper and bless our nation, and all of us — may you all have a wonderful year XXXIX! My dear fellow-citizens, it is my honour and my very deeply-felt privilege to remain your King and servant
— John, Regeu da Talossa
And to all of us … Happy Independence Day! Who could possibly have predicted, 38 years ago today, that the infant micronation, declared by our founder King Robert I, would one day “grow up” into a genuine nation, encompassing hundreds of citizens from every continent, men and women (and children) of so many different “real-world” nationalities, races, religions, political philosophies, and temperaments? But Talossa did grow up — thanks both to the genius and hard work of the founder, and to the thousands of hours of devoted nation-building by so many Talossans over so many years, until today you and I have the happiness to have succeeded into their labours. The quirkiness of Talossa, the humour, our beautiful language, our traditions, the Organic Law and the great body of the laws, our democratic and monarchical constitution — all these things constitute a precious inheritance that we have received, and for which we should all be duly grateful.
Of course, we can’t simply receive it. We need to cultivate Talossa, tend Talossa, so that our dear country might grow into … what? I don’t know, any more than King Robert knew the wonderful fruits that would follow on his declaration. Will Talossa flourish and grow, multiply in size and multiply again, gaining fame, influence, reputation? Will it continue to be immense fun and satisfaction for people 38 years from now? Or 138? Or will Talossa wither and fade under the stress of our mismanagement or ill will toward one another? Or will our beloved nation follow some other, unforeseeable path? We don’t know. We don’t even know what we should hope for.
But what we do know, I believe, is this — that in each of our little areas of work for Talossa, if each of us tries to do his or her best, then we will have accomplished something beautiful and good. Let us resolve, all of us, to treat each other well, to be truthful and honourable and kind in our dealings with one another, to try to set aside all enmity and bitter feeling, all for the sake of our Regipäts and its well-being.
I assure you all of my affection and my prayers, and my resolution to do my best for Talossa.
May God prosper and bless our nation, and all of us — may you all have a wonderful year XXXIX! My dear fellow-citizens, it is my honour and my very deeply-felt privilege to remain your King and servant
— John, Regeu da Talossa
