Two hundred and sixty years ago Benjamin Franklin was testing his theory of the “sameness” of lightning and electrical matter. But on that long-ago summer day, not only did America’s Renaissance Man discover a new source of energy, he was unknowingly advancing the cause of freedom ~

In June 1752 Franklin sent a kite flying into a thunderstorm,
And discovered a way to harness lightning.
 
Ben’s experiment made him famous in Europe;
The French were particularly enamored with him.
 
Twenty-four years later the colonists’ fight against England was becoming desperate…
And Benjamin Franklin was sent to France to enlist support.
 
French crowds followed the world-famous scientist and philosopher wherever he went. Capitalizing on his popularity, Franklin nudged the country into aiding the Patriots’ cause.
 
And without this help from France…
it’s entirely possible that the war would have been lost at Yorktown,
and the American Revolution would never have succeeded!

 

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Moral of the story: Make the most of your God-given talents in every endeavor; Eventually the seeds you have sown will bear fruit.
 
Related:
10 of Ben Franklin’s Lesser-Known Feats of Awesomeness
Benjamin Franklin – Renaissance Man ~ Video – Part I of “The Reluctant Revolutionaries”