Throughout our lives we meet and see innumerable people. They come and go, fading into obscurity and unimportance as we continue to grow. However, the few who remain challenge this fact of life and carve their own image into our persona. My father has been this image of inspiration as I have grown from a girl to an adult. Traveling from a small town, he had a dream not to become rich and famous, but to live a life full of happiness. He yearned not for elegance and luxury, but for a loving family with whom he could share his days. From an early age my father was the symbol of guidance and support for his younger brothers and sisters, showering his grace over his siblings in order to support them in their endeavors. Through hard work and dedication he always dreamt of supporting the family by securing a government job hence to become an engineer was my father’s ultimate ambition.
It is this unbreakable resolve to strive for success that drives my own will to achieve my dreams. Although he didn't able to have a great education, it is my desire to attain that for him. He has always told me to challenge myself regardless of the difficulty or struggle. Unlike other parents, he cared more for the continual demand that coexists with the harder courses rather than the grades I may receive. My father has taught me to take the rockier trail rather than the newly paved one. Even in times of hardship watching him strugling, he continued to convey his hard working approach to life. Not only has my father influenced the morals and ethics that I adhere to, he is also leaving his imprints on my life, creating a person who will not labor for himself, but for others.
These are some lines which I wrote for him:
He was young, he had dreams and aspirations.
He saw the world before him and wanted
to conquer all of it.
I was young, his dreams and aspirations
changed.
He saw the world before him and realized
he had everything.
I grew and he watched.
He guided and I listened.
Now I see the world before me.
He is old, now I am where he once was.
I will grow old, I will be where he is
now.
And I can only hope I will be able to
teach a child of my own the world is full of everything they will ever want.
Our bond is more than blood.
Our bond is beyond when our hearts
stop..!!
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