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Looking at My Father's Back

An old saying once said, "Every children grows up chasing their father's back." I don't want to said that this is true or false. But at least, this one happens to me.

The phrase is not quite true in reality though. Not all the children think their father as their goal. But at least, father is still the figure of ambition for children, while mother is the figure of love.

I grow up under my father's shadow. I have a goal that to surpass the world, first I have to surpass my father. I am always chasing him. I can only see his back. He is still far away. I want to say something to him. But, I think my voice won't reach him since I still far behind.

But, I believe, one day I will surpass him. So, I could see his face, look him straight at his eyes and say, "Do I make you proud?".

He is my ambition. Until I fulfill that ambition, I won't say those words before i could surpass him.

Right now, I am looking at my father's back, but one day I will look him the face with proud.

Now guyz, what's your ambition? Are chasing your father's back too like I am?

6 comments:

shamien said...

well, at least my father has been my purpose of life since I decided long time ago until.. i found another reason for living.

Anyway, lucky you Roi for having a roll model to be achieved. Some others don't have it.

Hopefully we all will make our parents proud.

Martha-Happy said...

honestly, for me i love my father and my mother but i don't want to be like them. i'm very thankful for everything that they have done to me and our family, and i proud of that but i want to be someone better; having better life, better personality, taking better decisions, doing better things in my life than they've done.
they are my angels and my guardians, they give me wonderful life but they are not my rolemodel.

ulay said...

well, i always want to be like him. he's done a great job for my family.and yes, i'm still too far from what he has done.
roy, thanks for reminds us to make our parents proud.

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Royben Studdard said...

For shamien.. My father is not quite a role model for me.. What I want to achieve and what I want to be is somehow different from him.. And I have a lot of differences wih him..

But (This goes for Happy, too), what I want is surpass him. Achieve something that he could never achieved during his lifetime. That's my way of showing my gratitude for him. Not that i want to be like him. I want to be better.

Thus, I can make him proud.

wiydiy said...

well, same as ulay, i really am proud of my parents.
but that doesn't mean i want to be like them when i'm a grown-up.

i just want to make them proud to have me as their children, just the way i am, the best i can be..