On April 21 2013 I wrote the following:<\/p>\n
\u201cRun, walk, crawl or with the help of others, I will start then finish the Boston Marathon next year in 2014.<\/p>\n
From this day forward my eBook Nature\u00a0\u00a0 ~ \u00a0IQ: Let\u2019s Survive, Not Die!, \u00a0along with the online \u00a0flip-book with the same title will be available free of charge at the following link:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.nature-iq.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n At present, I am around 6\u2019 1\u201d tall, overweight at 280 lbs and I\u2019m in the worst shape of my life, but I promise I will be standing at the starting line in Hopkinton, Mass in April 2014. My effort to get ready for this event and then finish it will be representative of the struggle for life, like the Boston Marathon, where those running it must push forward, keep going, adapt to and overcome adversity to finish the race while encouraged to do so by those along the way.<\/p>\n My struggle, along with my fellow participants and those that give support along the route from beginning to end will once again exemplify Boston Strong! How the united will of – We the People, those of Boston, New England, the United States of America and fellow humans of the world, shall overcome the struggles of life, which include acts of terror. No matter if such warmongering acts of terror are perpetrated by extremists or nature itself through drastically disruptive earth change.<\/p>\n Most of all, I hope each of my steps starting hence forth, whether during preparation for the race or during the Boston Marathon will bring eternal honor and everlasting remembrance to all those who were murdered or horrifically injured during this year\u2019s Boston Marathon. I hope it brings praise to the heroic valor, the selfless acts of all those who helped the victims and participated in bringing the perpetrators to justice without hesitation or fear. It will help the families, the friends of the victims, We the people of the United States of America and the people throughout the world to heal and find the strength to keep living together in peace while collectively facing adversity.<\/p>\n I also run this race in tribute to my father Jim, who fought the good fight against lung cancer until passing away in August 2012. In my late twenties my father and I used to run road races together and \u00a0we talked of someday running the Boston Marathon. Then there is my childhood friend Jim, who is courageously and gallantly living the good fight against cancer. His example has inspired me so\u2026. and he knows he is loved by family and friends. I also run for another of my childhood friends Donny, who has defiantly spit in the face of illness while as a police officer protecting his community. His spirit and humanity is infectious and all that know him are fortunate to have him in our lives. \u00a0My son Jason, who despite the obstacles forced on him at birth, has made his father proud through his strength and determination to live life each day. He is his father\u2019s teacher and hero.<\/p>\n We the people of the earth\u2026. let\u2019s shed the guilt and the blame for simply being human\u2026. let\u2019s improve our Nature ~ IO – Let\u2019s Survive, Not Die!<\/p>\n Peace out world.<\/p>\n ~Keith Alan Hamilton~\u201d<\/p>\n Note: My dear friend Jimmy has recently passed away and I miss him dearly.<\/p>\n This blog will not only pertain to what was written in the 1st<\/sup> book of the Nature\u00a0 ~\u00a0 IQ: Let\u2019s Survive, Not die!, book series, but it will also be the communication point of putting forth the 2nd<\/sup> book and it\u2019s connection to me running the Boston Marathon in 2014.\u00a0 Stay tuned\u2026..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On April 21 2013 I wrote the following: \u201cRun, walk, crawl or with the help of others, I will start then finish the Boston Marathon next year in 2014. 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