What does Abraham Lincoln request his
son's teacher in stanza. 1
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Summary of Abraham Lincoln’s Letter to his son’s headmaster.
Abraham Lincoln’s Letter to his son’s headmaster is full of
his optimism and values he believed in; this letter reflects his greatness and
ideals he always held close to his heart. In this letter he urges his son’s
headmaster to instill in him these values to make him a great human being.
He asks him to teach his son faith in humanity. He should teach
him not to be discouraged by scoundrels, selfish politicians, and enemies as
there are heroes, dedicated leaders, and friends too.
He asks him to teach him
the value of labour and hard-work; the necessity of going through failures in
order to appreciate success or victory. He asks him to teach him to stay away
from envy and to enjoy quiet laughter. He requests him to teach him that
bullies accept defeat quickly. He also urges the headmaster to teach his son
the wonders of reading books and deep quiet reflection on the beautiful
mysteries of nature.
He also wants the headmaster to teach him the value of
honesty and integrity, his unique individuality, and self-belief and conviction
in a trying situation. He appeals to the headmaster to teach his son the art of
being gentle and polite with good people; and tough with the tough ones. He
also requests the headmaster to teach his son to be strong enough and have the
courage to be different, truthful, and always focus on the good.
He insists on him to teach him the secrets of keeping away
sadness with laughter; lightening his heart’s burden with sincere tears; not to
mind too much the cynics’ ideas; and beware of people who are excessively
sweet. Lincoln also appeals to the headmaster to always endorse and
support to the best people in physical strength and intelligence;
he must never
ever compromise on issues related to heart and spirituality. He wants the
headmaster to teach him how to become deaf to the howling of irrational mob and
always believe in himself and fight for what he thinks is right.
At the end of the letter he advises the headmaster
neither to be too gentle with him nor treat him harshly.
He requests him to
teach him to develop courage to be patient, and have patience to be brave. He
winds up the letter by asking him have sublime faith in himself because only
then he can have faith in himself.