Abraham Lincoln's Letter To His Son's Teacher

[Argus]

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

Teach him to be gentle with 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 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 have faith in his own ideas, even if every one tell him they are wrong.

Try to give my son the strength not to follow the crowd when everyone else is doing it. Teach him to listen to every one, but teach him also to filters 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 the 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 patient 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 the order, teacher but see what best you can do. He is such a nice little boy and he is my son.

[Khushal]

I read this letter in my English book when i was in class 8th

A really tough going DAD but he was what took America to where it is now(Thaika Dar of the Entire World)

[Vivre sa vie sans regret]

Hi
See if you can find a letter to his son by Abraham Lincoln. It was once printed in the news. am not sure where to find it. but its as good as this one. thanks for sharing this inspirational post on the forum.
regards
Vsvsr

[Sumren Shah]

Great ppl always hv great approach......
These guidlines can b helpful for a teacher as he is a builder of nation.

[Tipu Shah]

An indivisual can also learn a lot from this letter. In fact, this letter is a teacher in itself. A person, who read it carefully, can easily learn a lot from this letter.

[Sumren Shah]

Originally Posted by Tipu Shah

An indivisual can also learn a lot from this letter. In fact, this letter is a teacher in itself. A person, who read it carefully, can easily learn a lot from this letter.

I read it carefully n I really learned a lot from this letter.these r the guidlines for a nation to b a successful nation if they follow it.every individual should follow this letter. this letter is really a teacher in itself.
thanks Tipu for sharing this really nice letter witth us.

[inayatali]

It was the best Inscription by ABRAHAM LINCOLN to his son's Teacher no doubt this letter has been veiwed by numerous Teachers, Students and people who has been inspired and follwed the way written in this Inscription.
I read this written Miracle in my Mtriculation in 2002 thank u for reminding me those memories which i shared this letter (Translated in sindhi cutting 4rom Sindhi newspaper) with my childhood freinds. It was great pleasure for me to share that letter with my freinds they all appriciated me and we all agreed that this is reason of Success of USA all over the world.