1. How much does Lincoln care for his son's overall development? Write a note with
reference to his letter.
the letter? Discuss in detail.
Answers
Explanation:
Hi Learner,
You all know about Abraham Lincoln, right? Though you know about him, I feel immensely happy when I speak about him. It is really a tribute to talk about him because of the unique acts he has performed throughout his life & his character is not at all ordinary but it was of an excellent standard.
One example to quote is Theodore Roosevelt is one among the famous presidents’ of USA & was one of the most successful too, He claimed that whenever he is stuck with any problem or difficult situation and if he considers he can’t get out of it with his expertise then he would look at the painting of The Great Abraham Lincoln in front of him in the White House & thinks what would Lincoln do, if he would have faced this problem? And an idea would pop out from his head which he would implement and solve the problem at his lot said Dale Carnegie in his book – How to win Friends and influence People.
So, Mr. Carnegie suggests us to simply pull out a 5 $ US currency note which has Abraham Lincoln printed on it to solve our problems the Lincoln way
Abraham Lincoln on US Dollar
Inspiring Lincoln on US Currency
To listen to the whole post as a podcast instead of reading
Abraham lincoln letter to his son’s teacher
Letters were means of communication in olden days and they were used for every type of communication even to convey the love of a father, husband, teacher, student, mother, message of leader, rules of government or king etc. Some letters written by great people are capable of standing as guideposts to guide us forward in current generation also & to say more intensely than Abraham Lincoln with his sonbefore.
Abraham Lincoln has also written many such letters being the president of USA but a letter which he wrote to his son’s teacher on his first day of schooling in order to just send a gentle reminder of what he wants the teacher to teach his son so that he can be a good person in the future is our current topic, the letter is really a thought provoking one with a wonderful meaning and message in it, I don’t want to modify it before but after you read the whole letter you can find my insights about (rather the lessons I learnt) from the letter.
Letter
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 also lead a peaceful life.
In the second paragraph of the letter, he states that
for every enemy, there is a friend
for every scoundrel, there is a hero
for every crooked politician, there is a dedicated leader
By the above examples, he intends to pass a message to his son that if there is something bad happening then there is nothing to feel disheartened as an equally or more strong good force also to win over it. This can give him hope in life.
In the third paragraph, he specifies the importance of