English
Mr. Hart
Federico Serrano
29/10/2012
I have always looked up to my dad as a role model, but I had never figured
out how he is such a good man. More than just going through the years, he created a
life himself. He is warmly loved by our family and has a very requiring job, but as it
gets harder he seems to be more eager in doing it. When I was younger I thought
that what made his life so special was the money, I was naïve. I would jump and
scream of happiness when I received my gifts, which were bought with money,
which is why I made such a naïve connection. My 5 or maybe 7-year-old mind would
only connect the dots that way. As I grew older I became smarter. Yet I could not
figure it out. I dazzled my self many times. Many nights were spent without sleeping
just trying to figure it out, I would roll between my covers over and over again not
finding the answer. My mind puzzled, my eyes tired yet in the look for the answer.
After nights of poor sleeping I would open my eyes with beeping sound of my alarm
clock and still have the question buzzing in my mind like a colony of bees flying
around my mind. Once I could not contain my curiosity I made the choice to ask my
dad. That same night I asked him. “How is it that he is such a good man and built
such a good life”, I asked. He said “You make a living by what you get. You make life
by what you give.” He kissed my forehead, left the room and turned off the lights.
The glare of my night-light was the only light in my dark room. My mind was even
more puzzled all through night. I spent all the night staring and my night-light and
thinking. I could not figure it out. Many years later I look back and understand it all.
He never worked for the money, he worked for us. He puts us in front of him,
prioritizes us, he loves us. He made a living with the money and goods he got, but
the life he created was all giving. Giving material things yes, but that does not
matter, love, time and all of the hours that he spends everyday busting his back so
we can live well is what makes him so special, and that is why I loved you dad.