Dedicate some of your life to others. Your dedication will not be a sacrifice. It will be an exhilarating experience because it is intense effort applied toward a meaningful end. Dr. Thomas Dooley
I have no poem to post about my Dad but let me describe him to you. To begin he was my Step-Father and a damn good one. He was not perfect but as he oftened said "He was the closest damn thing to it" He stood 5' 6" and in his youth would have put Schwartzenegger to shame. He was also a handsome man and to say intelligent would be an understatement. He was perhaps the most intelligent person I have ever met and believe me I have met a lot of smart people. He was egotistical almost with a Napoleonic Complex. He lived life his way and if that was a problem then tough.He spoke with a slight English accent, being educated in Chelmsford. He was born on a farm outside Campbellford Ontario and was Canadian to the core. He fought in WW II in the British 4th Commandoes and was taken prisoner in June of 41 on the island of Crete in the Med. He married my Mom in 46 and brought us to Canada in 47. As I said he was a good step-dad but he had his faults mainly he was a Womanizer and Adulterer for which I never forgave Him as it caused my Mom a lot of pain. For all his faults and foibles though I loved the man and miss him something awful. The best way to describe Him is 'HE WAS A MACARTHUR'
Thanks Leelee for sharing that wonderful poem about Dads. I wish my Dad would understand the english language so that I could read it to him. Although I wrote one for him on his last birthday and he keeps it on his desk in his bedroom all the time.
Camac, yes we tend sometimes to put our parents on pedastals but they are humans and thus with imperfections. But we do love them the way they are with faults and all. Thanks for sharing your love for your dad it is really moving.
LOA
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"Few men are brave:many become so through training and discipline." Flavius Vegetius Renatus
"I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strenght to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." Christopher Reeve
I can not say any better than what LOA, Camac, dundee and mainopsman have already said. USN
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. Plato(427-347 BC) Philosopher and Educator
Three things in human life are important: The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind. Henry James (1843-1916) Writer
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people. -Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972) Theology Professor
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