The Greatest Lesson I Ever Learned
March 25th, 2011The greatest lesson I’ve learned has come from my father (Cliché? Standard). I suppose this lesson was not imparted on me in the traditional perspective-changing-conversation-with-dad manner, I had to figure it out for myself. My whole life I’ve really looked up to my Dad and even more so as I got older and became more savvy to the reality of “real” life. From a young age he was always for playing sports and joking around but when it came to business, when the situation required focus, he was a very serious man. That was something I always admired, the ability to instantly change your whole state of person when the situation called for it.
It wasn’t until I was able to reflect on the events and life lessons of my high school life and all my time up until high school graduation that I attained the necessary scope of experience to put what I had been (metaphorically) staring at the whole time into perspective. All the lessons I learned as a kid were just the details, the important defining points of a larger, encompassing message. It was all about discipline; that intrinsic ability aforementioned is in fact a result of discipline and not ability at all. It’s an understanding that you can live life your way doing what you like if you understand that when it comes down to important matters you have to put all of your focus and energy into it. Thus sustaining your lifestyle. That’s the greatest lesson I’ve ever learned (Tested and everything).