Dear my not yet known child, I your mother has copied this and dedicated it to you as my mother did for me. My son, don’t forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments: for length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they add to you. Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man. Trust in God with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make…
