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It is most natural that you should count the days before coming home, and write as you do that it will only be 33 days, only 26 days, only 19 days, etc., but at the same time it seems to me that perhaps this means that you do not really put all your heart and all your head effort into your work; and that if you are able to, it would be far better to think just as little as possible about coming home and resolutely set yourself to putting your best thought into your work. IT IS MOST NATURAL THAT YOU SHOULD COUNT THE DAYS BEFORE COMING HOME AND WRITE AS YOU DO THAT IT WILL ONLY BE THIRTY THREE DAYS ONLY TWENTY SIX DAYS ONLY NINETEEN DAYS ET CETERA BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT SEEMS TO ME THAT PERHAPS THIS MEANS THAT YOU DO NOT REALLY PUT ALL YOUR HEART AND ALL YOUR HEAD EFFORT INTO YOUR WORK AND THAT IF YOU ARE ABLE TO IT WOULD BE FAR BETTER TO THINK JUST AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE ABOUT COMING HOME AND RESOLUTELY SET YOURSELF TO PUTTING YOUR BEST THOUGHT INTO YOUR WORK
ws so nice a trait in the Japanese character. It runs as follows: "My dearest boy: "I received your nice letter. I thank you ever so much. I am very very glad that you have receive my small present. "I like you very very much. When I have been in Jiudo room with your father and you, your father was talking to us about the picture of the cavalry officer. In that time, I saw some expression on your face. Another remembering of you is your bravery when you sleped down from a tall chair. The two rememberings can't leave from my head. "I returned here last Thursday and have plenty lesson, so my work is hard, hard, hard, more than Jiudo. "I hope your good health. "I am, "Sincerely yours, "A. KITGAKI." Isn't it a nice letter? ON COUNTING DAYS AND WRESTLING White House, Feb. 24, 1905. DARLING KERMIT: I puzzled a good deal over your marks. I am inclined to think that one explanation is that you have thought so much of home as to prevent your really putting your whole strength into your studies.  SECTION THIRTY ONE OF LETTERS TO HIS CHILDREN BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT THIS LIPPER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN READ BY MARK HISSONG ON COUNTING DAYS AND WRESTLING WHITE HOUSE FEBRUARY TWENTY FOURTH NINETEEN O FIVE DARLING KERMIT I PUZZLED A GOOD DEAL OVER YOUR MARKS I AM INCLINED TO THINK THAT ONE EXPLANATION IS THAT YOU HAVE THOUGHT SO MUCH OF HOME AS TO PREVENT YOUR REALLY PUTTING YOUR WHOLE STRENGTH INTO YOUR STUDIES
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