Lessons from Dad

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Swati Rao
On the occassion of International Day of Family let's celebrate Dads.

10 Lessons I've Learned From My Dad

1. Hard work pays off. My dad is one of the hardest working people I know. He is dedicated to his job and he's committed to doing the best job he can. In order to get where he is today. He had to work hard to become an engineer.

2. Reading is cool. Most of you reading this are probably pretty down with reading (after all, you're reading right now!), but I don't know if I ever would have developed my intense love for reading if it weren't for my dad. He loves to read and does it most of the time that he's not working.
 
3.Organization makes life easier. Other than me, my dad is the most organized person I know. I'm not sure if I learned this skill from him or inherited it, but I am so grateful that my dad has pointed my life in an organized direction.

4.Being prepared saves time. Tying in with Lesson #3 is this point. When you're prepared, you're less stressed and you often save a LOT of time. My dad is one of the most prepared people I know, and he's raised me to be that way to. He always has coins in his car to pay meters and tolls. He never is umbrella-less. He knows where flashlights and batteries are in an emergency. He knows how to read a map like a pro.
 
5. Sacrificing for others is rewarding. As one of the most generous people I know (along with my mom), my dad has always put his family first. Never once in my entire twenty years have I seen my dad put his needs above the the needs of me, my sister, or my mom. Though my dad enjoys nice things and has quite a few of them, he has never caused the family to sacrifice so that he could have what he wanted.

6. Forgiveness is essential. Over the course of my life, I've done many, many things that have made my dad angry. (Okay, maybe not that many but quite a few!). I haven't always been kind to him (or others...especially my poor little sis). I haven't always made the right choices. (In fact, over and over again I've made the very wrong choices.) I haven't always treated him with the respect he deserves or given him the love he should receive from a daughter. But no matter what my dad has forgiven me.
 
# Dispense wisdom freely and listen to the wisdom of others. He knows about life. He has ideas about what it means to be a person, to be living in this world. Some of best, most interesting conversations I've had in my life have been with my dad. Even if they haven't been the longest conversations in the world, they have definitely been some of the most thought-provoking. My dad is always willing to share his wisdom with me (and not in that annoying know-it-all way either).

8. Unconditional love is the best kind. One thing I've learned from both of my parents -- something that will stay with me forever -- is the concept of unconditional love. No matter what phase I'm going through (and I've been through many), no matter what I look like (awkward stage! yikes!), no matter who I'm dating (some not-so-great choices), no matter what I've said (shocking, rude, flat-out wrong), no matter what I do (oh, all of those mistakes!), my dad loves me.
 
9.Perseverance is a must. Not only is my dad a hard worker and very successful at what he does, but he's also had to overcome some tough battles in his life. There are many situations in his life (some I was around for, some before my time) where, if I'd been in his shoes, I would have thrown up my hands and said, "Forget it! I can't deal with this!" My dad has faced a lot and risen above a lot of very difficult situations.

10. Taking risks can pay off big time.

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According to my Dad getting old sucks. There was actually a few chosen swear words in front of sucks when he told me this. Then he went on to add that your golden years is just fancy way saying you have to pee every 20 minutes.
 
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