Dear Eddie, HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY!! I have no words of my own that can adequately express how proud I am of you and your accomplishments! I found this on line, written by one of our greatest American military generals. This was his prayer for his son. A Father’s Prayer for His Son By General Douglas MacArthur Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory. Build me a son whose wishes will not take the place of deeds; a son who will know Thee—and that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge. Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort, but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge. Here, let him learn to stand up in the storm; here let him learn compassion for those that fail. Build me a son whose heart will be clear, whose goal will be high, a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men, one who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past. And after all these things are his, add, I pray, enough of a sense of humor, so that he may always be serious, yet never take himself too seriously. Give him humility, so that he may always remember the simplicity of true greatness, the open mind of true wisdom, and the meekness of true strength. Then I, his father, will dare to whisper, "I have not lived in vain." When I finished reading this I realized that the qualities he prayed for in a son closely matched mine and you have all these qualities. Unlike him I do not want to whisper. I want to shout: “ I HAVE NOT LIVED IN VAIN.” THANK YOU FOR BEING MY SON
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 22:45:45 +0000
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