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Now, if such is your thought, I shall quote to you what Captain Mahan said of his son when asked why he did not send him to West Point or Annapolis. NOW IF SUCH IS YOUR THOUGHT I SHALL QUOTE TO YOU WHAT CAPTAIN MAYHAND SAID OF HIS SON WHEN ASKED WHY HE DID NOT SEND HIM TO WEST POINT OR ANNAPOLIS
best advice, and yet on the other hand I do not wish to seem to constrain you against your wishes. If you have definitely made up your mind that you have an overmastering desire to be in the Navy or the Army, and that such a career is the one in which you will take a really heart-felt interest--far more so than any other--and that your greatest chance for happiness and usefulness will lie in doing this one work to which you feel yourself especially drawn--why, under such circumstances, I have but little to say. But I am not satisfied that this is really your feeling. It seemed to me more as if you did not feel drawn in any other direction, and wondered what you were going to do in life or what kind of work you would turn your hand to, and wondered if you could make a success or not; and that you are therefore inclined to turn to the Navy or Army chiefly because you would then have a definite and settled career in life, and could hope to go on steadily without any great risk of failure. TO GIVE YOU MY BEST ADVICE AND YET ON THE OTHER HAND I DO NOT WISH TO SEEM TO CONSTRAIN YOU AGAINST YOUR WISHES IF YOU HAVE DEFINITELY MADE UP YOUR MIND THAT YOU HAVE AN OVERMASTERING DESIRE TO BE IN THE NAVY OR THE ARMY AND THAT SUCH A CAREER IS THE ONE IN WHICH YOU WILL TAKE A REALLY HEARTFELT INTEREST FAR MORE SO THAN ANY OTHER AND THAT YOUR GREATEST CHANCE FOR HAPPINESS AND USEFULNESS WILL LIE IN DOING THIS ONE WORK TO WHICH YOU FEEL YOURSELF ESPECIALLY DRAWN WHY UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES I HAVE BUT LITTLE TO SAY BUT I AM NOT SATISFIED THAT THIS IS REALLY YOUR FEELING IT SEEMED TO ME MORE AS IF YOU DID NOT FEEL DRAWN IN ANY OTHER DIRECTION AND WONDERED WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO DO IN LIFE OR WHAT KIND OF WORK YOU WOULD TURN YOUR HAND TO AND WONDERED IF YOU COULD MAKE A SUCCESS OR NOT AND THAT YOU WERE THEREFORE INCLINED TO TURN TO THE NAVY OR ARMY CHIEFLY BECAUSE YOU WOULD THEN HAVE A DEFINITE AND SETTLED CAREER IN LIFE AND COULD HOPE TO GO ON STEADILY WITHOUT ANY GREAT RISK OF FAILURE
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