MyFather
Thereisalwaysabrilliantimagelivinginmyheart.Thatismydearfather.Seenthroughtheeyesofmanyotherpeople,fatherseemstobeaveryordinaryperson.Butheisquiteextraordinaryinmyeyes,Ihaveneverlostmywonderathisgood-personalitiessuchasdiligence,devotion,care,optimismeversincemychildhood.
Beingafarmer,fatherworksveryhardinthefieldsalltheyearround.Heworksfromdawntillduskeverydayandeventillmidnightwhenitistheharvestseason.Heseldomenjoysleisurewithotherfarmersevenifthefarmworkisnotmuch.Hechoosestoliveabusylifewithreluctancetostopforawhile.
Fatherdevotesallhimselftoourfamily.Aswearepoor,healwaystrieshisbesttosupportourfamilyandaffordthetuitionsformybrotherandme.Forthewholefamily,forbrotherandme,heneverstopsworkinglaboriouslyinthefieldsthroughouttheyear.Nowhehasgotawrinkledfaceandwhitehairbecauseofexcessivehardwork,lookingmucholderandweakerthananyotherpersonofhisage.Inspiteofallthis,fathernevercomplainstous.Itishisfulldevotionthatwe'relivingabetterlifenow.ItishisfulldevotionthatbothmybrotherandIareabletostudyatcollege.
Fathershowsmuchcaretouschildrenandmymotheraswell.Wheneverthereisanydeliciousfoodonthetable,hejustleavesittouswhilehetakesthesimpleonehimself.IfmybrotherandIfallill,hewillnothesitateamomenttogetsomemedicineforusortakeustoseethedoctor.Mymothersuffersabaddisease.Fatherlooksafterherverycarefully.Heneverletsmotherdoanyheavyworkbothathomeandinthefield.Motherappreciateshimmmuchthatsheoftenpraiseshimasamodelhusbandbeforeothers.
Fatherisapersonfullofoptimism.Henevercomplainsaboutourpoorlife.Heisneverfrustratedbytrouble.Heoftentellsusthateverythingwillbeallrightifwehaveenoughconfidenceinlife.Duetohisoptimism,weareallconfidenttofaceourlifeandwork.
Weallthinkthatfatherisnotintheleastanordinaryman.Heplaysanextraordinaryroleinmyfamily.Wecan'thaveanythingwithouthim.NowI'mpursuingfurtherstudiesatcollegefarawayfromfather.Imisshimverymuch.AndIoftenseehiminmydreams.Hisgreatimageisdeeplycarvedinmymind.