TO FRANCISCO NETO, MY SON

NOTA AOS MEUS  ESTIMADOS  LEITORES:
A carta abaixo fará parte do meu  livro 

CORRESPONDÊNCIA ATIVA E PASSIVA DE CUNHA E SILVA  FILHO

TO FRANCISCO NETO,  MY  SON
Actions, smiles, looks speak more than words sometimes.
On this day - May  3rd - you were born -- Twenty  years  have elapsed since then.
Now you're a  young boy, now you're  twenty -  you have hardly  begun your way  in life. There's a long way to go. Ther'll be times of  troubles as well  times  of  joy,  more troubles  than  happiness. But life is so, one can't change it.
In your birthday I wish you as much sucess as possible in your future   professional life. Also,  I wish you a happy  personal  life together with the one  you'll fall in love with.Enjoy your dating   times.
Don't forget that, among all people, I'm the one you  mostly should regard as your  true  and unselsfish friend for all  moments  in your life. Your happiness will  be my  hapiness.
Don't forget these things: be honest,   be good  and  praise knowledge.
Happy birthday to you, dear son.
With all my heart, 
 Rio,  May  3rd, 1988