LETTER FRAMOM ABRAHAM LINCOLN TO HIS SON'S HEADMASTER

Altered version of

 LETTER FROM ABRAHAM LINCOLN TO HIS SON’S TEACHER

 for easy understanding.       

My son starts school today. It is all going to be strange and new to him for a while and I wish you would treat him gently. It is an adventure that might take him across continents.

All adventures that probably include wars, tragedy and sorrow.

To live this life will require faith, love and courage.

So, dear Teacher, will you please take him by his hand and teach him the things he will have to know, teaching him – but gently, if you can.

Teach him that for every enemy, there is a friend. He will have to know that all men are not just, that all men are not true.

But teach him also that for every scoundrel, there is a hero and that for every crooked politician, there is a dedicated leader.

Teach him if you can that 10 cents earned is of far more value than a dollar found.

Teach him in   school, teacher, it is far more honourable to fail than to cheat. Teach him to learn how to gracefully lose and enjoy winning when does win.

Teach him to be gentle with gentle people, tough with tough people.

Steer him away from envy if you can and teach him the secret of quiet laughter.

Teach him if you can  - how to laugh when he is sad.

Teach him there is no shame in tears.

Teach him there can be glory in failure and despair in success.

Teach him to scoff at cynics.

Teach him if you can the wonders of the books, but also give time to ponder the extreme mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun and flowers on a green hill.

Teach him to listen to every one, but teach him also to filter all that he hears on a screen of truth and take only the good that comes through.

Teach him to sell his talents and brains to highest bidder but never to put a price tag on his heart and soul.

Let him have the courage to be impatient, let him have the patience to be brave. Teach him to have sublime faith in himself, because then he will always have sublime faith in mankind, in God.

This is a big order, teacher. But see what best you can do. He is such a nice little boy and he is my son.

Attention reader:

If you have a little pretty daughter to send to school, please replace the word son to my little butterfly.  I call my daughter butterfly.


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LETTER TO A TEACHER

Abrahm Lincoln’s letter

 to his son’s teacher.

He will have to learn, I know,

that all men are not just,

all men are not true,

But teach him also that

for every scoundrel there is a hero,

that for every selfish politician,

there is a dedicated leader…..

Teach him for every enemy there is a friend.

Teach him if you can that

10 cents earned is of far more value

than a dollar found.

Steer him away from envy,

if you can,

teach him the secret of

quiet laughter.

Let him learn early that

the bullies are easiest to lick…..

Teach him, if you can

the wonder of books……..

But also give him quiet time

to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky,

 bees in the sun,

and flowers on a green hillside.

In the school teach him,

it is far honourabale to fail

than to cheat…….

Teach him to have faith

in his own ideas,

even if everyone tells him

they are wrong………

Teach him to be gentle

with gentle people

and tough with the tough

Try to give my son

the strength not to follow the crowd

when everyone is getting on the band wagon……

Teach him to listen to all men………

but teach him also to filter

all he hears on a screen of truth

and take only the good

that comes through.

Teach him, if you can

how to laugh when he is sad….

Teach him there is no shame in tears,

Teach him to scoff at cynics

and to beware of too much sweetness.

Teach him to sell his brawn and

brain to the highest bidders

but never to put a price-tag

on his heart and soul.

Teach him to close his ears

 to howling mob

and to stand and fight

if he thinks he’s right.

Treat him gently,

but do not cuddle him,

because only test of fire

makes fine steel.

Let him have the courage

to be impatient…….

Let him have the patience to be brave

Teach him always to have

sublime faith in himself,

because only then he will have

sublime faith in mankind

This is a big order,

but  see what you can do……

He is such a fine fellow

my son!

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Wisdom

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Wisdom lies in their simplification.

Wisdom comes with the passage to time.