[I have been mesmerized by
the famous Abraham Lincoln's letter to his son's teacher. So when I spotted
this one on @deepti pant's profile I unhesitatingly picked it up for you and am
producing with inconsequential editing. Applies to daughters as well.
Spontaneous, warm and touching. Courtesy her friend Nupur Sakhuja.]
Dear Son / Daughter,
I am writing this to you
because of 3 reasons:
a. Life, fortune and mishaps
are unpredictable, nobody knows how long he lives. Some words are better said early.
b. I am your father, and
if I don't tell you these, no one else will.
c. What is written is my own
personal bitter experiences that perhaps could save you a lot of unnecessary heartaches.
Remember the following as you go through life:
1. Do not bear grudge
towards those who are not good to you. No one has the responsibility of
treating you well, except your mother and I. To those who are good to you, you
have to treasure it and be thankful, and ALSO you have to be cautious, because,
everyone has a motive for every move. When a person is good to you, it does not
mean he really likes you. You have to be careful, don't hastily regard him as a
real friend.
2. No one is
indispensable, nothing is in the world that you must possess. Once you understand
this idea, it would be easier for you to go through life when people around you
don't want you anymore, or when you lose what/who you love most.
3.Life is short.
When you waste your life
today, tomorrow you would find that life is leaving you. The earlier you
treasure your life, the better you enjoy life.
4.Love is but a transient feeling,
and this feeling would fade with time and with one's mood. If your so called
loved one leaves you, be patient, time will wash away your aches and sadness.
Don't over exaggerate the
beauty and sweetness of love, and don't over exaggerate the sadness of falling
out of love.
5.A lot of successful
people did not receive a good education, that does not mean that you can be
successful by not studying hard! Whatever knowledge you gain is your weapon in
life. One can
go from rags to riches, but one has to start from some rags!
6.I
do not expect you to financially support me when I am old, neither would I
financially support your whole life. My responsibility as a supporter ends when
you are grown up. After that, you decide whether you want to travel in a public
transport or in your limousine, whether rich or poor.
7.You
honour your words, but don't expect others to be so. You can be good to people,
but don't expect people to be good to you. If you don't understand this, you
would end up in unnecessary troubles.
8.
I have bought lotteries for umpteen years, but I never struck any prize. That
shows if you want to be rich, you have to work hard! There is no free lunch!
9.
No matter how much time I have with you, let's treasure the time we have
together. We do not know if we would meet again in our next life.
Your
Dad
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