Think right, do right, speak right and love all people, whether black or white, as you would have them love you. Old son, then God will really and truly bless you. This is my wish for you. Although I've only just stumbled on that letter again, I never forgot the content. Those few words have lived in my heart all these intervening years.
Words are just so powerful.
They have the ability to create or to destroy. Be encouraged, just as I was encouraged. You never know. That letter, that poem, those words of encouragement may establish the foundation that will last a life-time.