An Open Letter to My Teenage Son-Victor Lundberg

[ti:An Open Letter to My Teenage Son] [ar:Victor Lundberg] [al:Lost Hits of the 60's Vol. 2 (All Original Artists & Versions)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]An Open Letter to My Teenage Son - Victor Lundberg [00:07.31]Written by：Victor Lundberg [00:14.63]Dear son [00:15.11] [00:16.46]You ask my reaction to long hair or beards on young people [00:20.14] [00:21.07]Some great men have worn long hair and beards George Washington [00:24.92]And Abraham Lincoln if to you long hair or a beard is a symbol of [00:29.46]Independence if you believe in your heart that the principles [00:32.78]Of this country our heritage is worthy of this display of pride [00:37.30]That all men shall remain free that free men at all times will not [00:42.10]Inflict their personal limitations of achievement on others that [00:46.68]Demands your own rights as well as the rights of others and be [00:49.65]Willing to fight for this right you have my blessing [00:53.05] [00:54.50]You ask that I not judge you merely as a teenager to judge [00:58.36]You on your own personal habits abilities and goals this is a [01:03.55]Fair request and I promise that I will not judge any person only as [01:07.15]A teenager if you will constantly remind yourself that some of my [01:11.76]Generation judge people by their race their belief or the color [01:16.42]Of their skin and that this is no more right than saying all [01:20.42]Teenagers are drunken d**e addicts or glue sniffers if you will [01:25.12]Judge every human being on his own individual potential I will [01:29.34]Do the same [01:29.98] [01:31.64]You ask me if god is dead this is a question each individual [01:36.38]Must answer within himself but a warm summer day with all it's [01:42.19]Brightness all it's sound all it's exhilarating breathiness [01:46.53] [01:47.04]Just happened god is love remember that god is a guide and not [01:52.26]A storm trooper realize that many of the past and present [01:55.91]Generation because of a well intended but unjustifiable [01:59.93]Misconception have attempted to legislate morality this created [02:04.87]Part of the basis for your generations need to rebel against [02:08.59]Our society with this knowledge perhaps your children will never ask is [02:15.09]God dead I sometimes think much of mankind is attempting to work him to [02:20.87]Death [02:21.23] [02:23.15]You ask my opinion of draft card burners I would answer this way all [02:29.05]Past wars have been dirty unfair immoral bloody and second guessed [02:33.83] [02:34.90]However history has shown most of them necessary if you doubt that our [02:40.40]Free enterprise system in the United States is worth protecting if you [02:44.81]Doubt the principles upon which this country was founded that we remain [02:48.52]Free to choose our religion our individual endeavors our method of [02:53.29]Government if you doubt that each free individual in this great country [02:58.15]Should reap rewards commensurate only with his own efforts than it is [03:02.75]Doubtful you belong here if you doubt that people who govern us should be [03:06.82]Selected by their desire to allow us to strive for any goal we feel [03:11.74]Capable of obtaining than it's doubtful you should participate in their [03:16.51]Selection if you are not grateful to a country that gave your father the [03:20.99]Opportunity to work for his family to give you the things you have and you [03:26.13]Do not feel pride enough to fight for your right to continue in this [03:29.80]Manner than I assume the blame for your failure to recognize the true [03:35.47]Value of our birthright and I will remind you that your mother will love [03:41.06]You no matter what you do [03:42.61] [03:43.57]Because she is a woman and I love you too [03:47.28]Son but I also love our country and the principles for which we stand [03:52.88] [03:54.00]And if you decide to burn your draft card then burn your birth [03:58.31]Certificate at the same time [04:00.12] [04:01.54]From that moment on I have no son