Abraham Lincoln's Letter to his Son’s Teacher

THIS IS AN ARTICLE THAT I GOT FROM THE INTERNET. I THINK I'TS WORTH FOR TEACHERS AND PARENTS TO READ IT.

History is the story of what it is to be human over time. Below is a letter from President Abraham Lincoln to his son’s teacher. Though written over a hundred years ago, this letter is not imprisoned by the past. It reads as if written just yesterday.

Abraham Lincoln's Letter to his Son’s Teacher

He will have to learn, I know, that all men are not just, all men are not true. But teach him also that for every scoundrel there is a hero; that for every selfish Politician, there is a dedicated leader… Teach him for every enemy there is a friend,

Steer him away from envy, if you can, teach him the secret of quiet laughter.

Let him learn early that the bullies are the easiest to lick… Teach him, if you can, the wonder of books… But also give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and the flowers on a green hillside.

In the school teach him It is far honourable to fail than to cheat… Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone tells him they are wrong… Teach him to be gentle with gentle people, and tough with the tough.

Try to give my son the strength not to follow the crowd when everyone is getting on the band wagon… Teach him to listen to all men… but teach him also to filter all he hears on a screen of truth, and take only the good that comes through.

Teach him if you can, how to laugh when he is sad… Teach him there is no shame in tears, Teach him to scoff at cynics and to beware of too much sweetness… Teach him to sell his brawn and brain to the highest bidders but never to put a price-tag on his heart and soul.

Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob and to stand and fight if he thinks he’s right. Treat him gently, but do not cuddle him, because only the test of fire makes fine steel.

Let him have the courage to be impatient… let him have the patience to be brave. Teach him always to have sublime faith in himself, because then he will have sublime faith in mankind.

This is a big order, but see what you can do… He is such a fine little fellow, my son!

~ Abraham Lincoln

MOTIVASI

Jumaat 9 Oktober 2009
Sessi Motivasi bersama Saudara Shafiq Nazri,

Budak2 sekarang ni sungguh bernasib baik. Di mana2 sahaja peluang ada untuk belajar. Di mana2 sahaja mereka didedahkan dengan motivasi. Sekolah telah merancang beberapa siri program motivasi untuk pelajar terutamanya bagi kelas2 peperiksaan.

Di samping itu ramai juga yang bermurah hati ingin berbakti kepada budak2 sekolah ini. Inilah satu contoh yang baik yang ditunjukkan oleh Saudara Shafiq bin Nazri yang menawarkan dirinya untuk berkongsi pengalamannya. Saudara Shafiq baru sahaja kembali dari USA dan belajar di dalam bidang Mecahnical Engineering. Sekarang ini menunggu untuk membuat Ijazah Lanjutan di UTP. Masa yang terluang tidak disia2kan begitu sahaja. Menabur bakti menjadi amalan hidupnya. Tahun lalu juga beliau menawarkan diri berbakti di sini. Terima kasih banyak yer... Shafiq. Semoga Allah sentiasa memberkati usaha murni saudara itu.



KEPADA PELAJAR HARGAILAH PELUANG YANG ADA DAN BUKTIKAN DENGAN MENDAPAT KEPUTUSAN YANG CEMERLANG NANTI. KEPADA SAUDARA SHAFIQ DIUCAPKAN RIBUAN TERIMA KASIH DAN KEPADA SEMUA PELAJAR TING 5 CSKK SELAMAT MAJU JAYA DALAM SPM NANTI. ...INSYAALLAH

LIVING ROOT BRIDGES

Root Bridges of India

In the depths of northeastern India, in one of the wettest places on earth, bridges aren't built -- they're grown.




Grown from the roots of a rubber tree, the Khasis people of Cherapunjee use betel-tree trunks, sliced down the middle and hollowed out, to create "root-guidance systems." When they reach the other side of the river, they're allowed to take root in the soil. Given enough time a sturdy, living bridge is produced.
The root bridges, some of which are over a hundred feet long, take ten to fifteen years to become fully functional, but they're extraordinarily strong. Some can support the weight of 50 or more people at once.

One of the most unique root structures of Cherrapunjee is known as the "Umshiang Double-Decker Root Bridge." It consists of two bridges stacked one over the other!




Because the bridges are alive and still growing, they actually gain strength over time, and some of the ancient root bridges used daily by the people of the villages around Cherrapunjee may be well over 500 years old.

But these are not the only bridges built from growing plants. Japan too, has its own form of living bridges.

These are The Vine Bridges of Iya Valley.....

One of Japan's three "hidden" valleys, West Iya is home to the kind of misty gorges, clear rivers, and thatched roofs one imagines in the Japan of centuries ago. To get across the Iya River that runs through the rough valley terrain, bandits, warriors and refugees created a very special - if slightly unsteady - bridge made of vines.
This is a picture from the 1880s of one of the original vine bridges.



First, two Wisteria vines -- one of the strongest vines known -- were grown to extraordinary lengths from either side of the river. Once the vines had reached a sufficient length they were woven together with planking to create a pliable, durable and, most importantly, living piece of botanical engineering.
The bridges had no sides, and a Japanese historical source relates that the original vine bridges were so unstable, those attempting to cross them for the first time would often freeze in place, unable to go any farther.

Three of those vine bridges remain in Iya Valley. While some (though apparently not all) of the bridges have been reinforced with wire and side rails, they are still harrowing to cross. More than 140 feet long, with planks set six to eight inches apart and a drop of four-and-a-half stories down to the water, they are not for acrophobes.
Some people believe the existing vine bridges were first grown in the 12th century, which would make

them some of the oldest known examples of living architecture in the world.

SOURCE: RECEIVED THIS EMAIL FROM LCT , A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE. IT'S NICE TO SHARE WITH MY FOLLOWERS TOO. VERY IMFORMATIVE.

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