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A Mother's Letter to the World
Dear World：
My son starts school today．It’s going to be strangeand new to him for a while． And I wish you wouldsort of treat him gently．
You see，up to now，he’s been king of theroost．He‘s been boss of the back yard．I havealways been around to repair his wounds，and to soothe his feelings．
But now，things are going to be different．
This morning，he’s going to walk down the front steps，wave his hand and start on his greatadventure that will probably include wars and tragedy and sorrow．To live his life in the worldhe has to live in will require faith and love and courage．
So，World，I wish you would sort of take him by his young hand and teach him the things hewill have to know．Teach him―but gently，if you can．Teach him that for everyscoundrel，there is a hero；that for everycrooked politician there is a dedicated leader；thatfor every enemy there is a friend．Teach him the wonders of books．Give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky，bees in the sun，and flowers on the greenhill．Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat．Teach him to have faith in his own ideas，even if everyone else tells him they are wrong．Teach him to sell his brawn and brains tothe highest bidder，but never to put a price on his heart and soul．Teach him to close his earsto a howling mob．．．and to stand and fight if he thinks he’s right．Teach him gently，World，but don’t coddle him，because only the test of the fire makes fine steel．
This is a big order，World，but see what you can do．He‘s such a nice little fellow．
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