The Lion's Pride vol. 1 (Fall 2013) | Page 20

17 Twenty years ago, my grandfather lived alone in a small apartment after my grandmother passed away. My father tried to visit my grandfather every day, cooking dinner, cleaning rooms, or fixing something, for 17 years, until 2010, when they moved into a big apartment and lived together. Now, my father gets up at 5:00 am and then cooks a particular breakfast for my grandfather, whose stomach is very weak, every morning. Because my father needs to take good care of my grandfather every day, he has never taken a long trip to another city for more than ten years. However, he enlarges his knowledge by continuing to read all kinds of books. All of the above are my father, my best role model, a common man. He taught me what it is to “contribute” and how to protect the most important things in life. Although I cannot become him because I think I am more selfish than him, I will do my best to learn from his example, until I find what is the most important in my life. TOC