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Summary | Not for Sale | Anon

Summary           ' Not for Sale ' by an anonymous writer is a heart touching story of a young couple madly in love who overcome all obstacles for the sake of their love and togetherness. The author was on a vacation when he came across a painting of a young woman . The painting was extraordinary and very expressive. He wished to buy it. But the woman in charge of the shop denied saying that the painting belonged to the owner of the shop and he did not wish to sell it. However, the painting was so touching that it kept haunting the author. Whenever he got a chance, he would drive all the way through Taos and to the gallery and see the painting. Finally, the woman shopkeeper told him the story behind the painting. Two young students, a man and a woman, fell madly in love while they studied painting and arts in New York, far from their homes . They decided to get married and have a promising career in painting.           How...

Letter From a Father to a Son | Abraham Lincoln

Dear Son,             It was a pleasant surprise to receive your mail. To start with, let me tell you are definitely not unique to go through what you are going through. Pressures are not new; I still have them, only the reasons change. But we all have to learn to handle them; the faster you do the better you are. All through my career, I have always tried to think and implement solutions to problems or pressures, different from the existing norms because I have always felt that there has to be a different method to approach a problem. But when you try a different approach, you actually invite more pressure. There is every possibility that you may fail. but it eliminates one more parameter of solution. For the Whole Poem, Please click the below link >> Poem           Most people think that I am not scared of failures. This is not true. Even today I am. But this scare has never discouraged me form from taking action, ...

Letters | Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln's Letters 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 that for every enemy there is a friend. For the Whole Letter, Please click the below link >> Text It will take time, I know; but teach him, if you can, that a dollar earned is of far more value than five found Teach him to learn to lose... and also to enjoy winning. 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 flowers on a green hillside. In school teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat... Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone tells hi...