Right from the word go, he has been my inspiration. A man with immense wisdom and advise, my father has made me what I am to day. He is the linchpin of my success in my life.
My father is a very hard-working person and one who values education in one’s life. Being a teacher by profession, I was really touched with the way he used to concentrate all his efforts in making his students pass. This also made me to follow his footsteps by working extremely hard in school. He also encouraged and advised me to work even harder, telling me that the sky was the limit. Today, I am convinced that with the course am pursuing, I would get a very good job out of it.
My father is a person with a lot of respect for both his elders and younger ones .All along my entire lifetime, I have seen the sober manner in which he settles domestic scores and reprimanded us when we erred. In both cases, consultations and dialogue were the key traits that guided him. This has taught me the importance of tolerating other people’s injustices and seeking for consultations in times of difficulties. As a consequence, I have been able to live harmoniously with both friends and foes.
My moral decorum and uprightness is all owed to my father. He always warned me against engaging in immoral activities chief among them being sex before marriage. I can comfortably acknowledge that am very far from the dangers of HIV/Aids and other sexually related diseases because of the inspiration I got from my father.
Being a humble and down-to-earth person, my father ensured that we were like him. I leant the need of swallowing one’s pride whenever success knocks the door. Instead, forgetting the past success and working even harder isthe motto.
The word Love sounds little but few people understand what it really means to love. It is a trait that cannot easily be self cultivated in an individual person. It can only be shown in a person and the person would also show it onto others in return. It is a trait that my father had and still possesses. It has enabled me to extend my love to all who associate with me in one way or another.
I believe in doing things early and fast in life. This is something that I learnt from my father. I remember his most favorite saying that, and I quote; “the early bird catches the warm” Then the question is; how has this saying helped me to be what I am and where I am? Because of the enthusiasm to accomplish things/works early in life, I was able to finish finish both my A-Level and O- level education at the most appropriate times.
It is my father who cultivated in me the culture of disliking drug abuse and consumption of alcohol. As he never used to take alcohol nor smoke, is how I grew. At times, one is faced in difficult problems in life. These are mostly social-financial in nature. My father was never an optimist in life. He thinks positively and does not believe in defeat. This influenced my optimistic approach towards issues, tasks and other difficult life situations.
I cannot forget how he trained me to be a God fearing man. This feature was inculcated right from my childhood through constant worshipping and moral teachings. Being God fearing has influenced my relationship with people. It has also influenced the pragmatic ways at which I tackle real life situations.
Indeed, I can say that it is my father has made me what I am today.
REFERENCES
Elihu Katz & Paul F. Lazarsfield, Personal influence, Transaction Publishers, 2005.
