Was It Worth It?
People ask me all the time:
“John, what if the Truth Party fails?”
I don’t know.
What if it works?
Nobody ever asks that question.
People act like trying is the risky part.
You know what’s really risky?
Spending the rest of your life sitting on the couch complaining and never doing a damn thing.
I’m 69 years old.
I’ve survived stage 4 cancer.
I’ve been through divorce.
I’ve been through mental health struggles.
At this point, fear and I know each other pretty well.
We’re not close friends, but we’ve met.
And yeah, some people think I’m crazy.
My family isn’t exactly throwing me a parade.
But here’s the thing:
If this works, they’ll come around.
And if it doesn’t?
At least I tried.
At least I got off the sidelines.
At least I swung the bat.
Because most people spend their lives waiting for somebody else to fix things.
Some politician.
Some billionaire.
Some hero.
Meanwhile, the years go by.
I decided I’d rather fail trying than succeed at doing nothing.
And honestly?
If a 69-year-old cancer survivor starting a political party sounds crazy…
Maybe the crazy part is everybody else thinking the current system is working.
So maybe I fail.
Maybe I don’t.
But one thing’s for sure:
When my story is over, nobody’s gonna be able to say I didn’t show up and give it everything I had.
And that’s a win no matter what happens. 🎤
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