A Masterpiece

This letter was written by Abraham Lincon to his sons teacher.....It has been a source of inspiration for generations of teachers and students alike...Please read on to get inspired."

He will have to learn, I know, that all men are not just and are not true. But
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 school, teach him it is far more honorable to fall than to
cheat.....Teach to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone tells him he is
wrong.Teach him to be gentle with gentlepeople and tough with the tough.Try to
give my son the strength not to follow the crowd when everyone getting on the
bandwagon...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 be beware of too much sweetness..
Teach him to sell his brawn and brain to highest bidders, but never to put a
price on his heart and soul. Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob.. and
stand and fight if thinks he is right.Treat him gently, but do not cuddle him,
because only the 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 then he will have faith in humankind.This is a
big order, but see what you can do. . He is such a fine little fellow my son!-
Abraham Lincoln"