MY FATHER,
QUITE A CHARACTER
My Father, quite a character..
Optimism Personified..
Optimism Personified..
Gets what he wants....
USUALLY.
Ambition Personified
Relentless pursuit..
Towering Overpowering Overbearing Personality
Wanted to shape our lives..
Mine and my brothers'
and of all those around him..
Relentless pursuit..
Towering Overpowering Overbearing Personality
Wanted to shape our lives..
Mine and my brothers'
and of all those around him..
He thinks he is always right
which is almost always true..
Almost.
One thing he might have realised.
Material things are easy to acquire..
cars, bikes can be customised
Business empires can be established
But you can not get people customised
they are born with their own characters
strength, weaknesses and desires
You command, suggest,
they respect, obey
THE BASIC CHARACTER CAN NOT ALTER
and their future can be directed
but can not be shaped..
which is almost always true..
Almost.
One thing he might have realised.
Material things are easy to acquire..
cars, bikes can be customised
Business empires can be established
But you can not get people customised
they are born with their own characters
strength, weaknesses and desires
You command, suggest,
they respect, obey
THE BASIC CHARACTER CAN NOT ALTER
and their future can be directed
but can not be shaped..
DESTINY WILL TAKE ITS COURSE..
I think he has realised that..
Does not admit though..
His favorite maxim
You can take a horse to water
but you can not force him to drink it
Another of his favorite..
A Glass is either half full or half empty
depending on your perspective..
I love, admire, and respect him..
just hope I never disappoint him.!!
just hope I never disappoint him.!!
