The day that I was born my father was the first person to hold me in his arms. He is the only reason that I am here today striving forward for my future. My father is an admirable, courageous, and respectful man. He never used violence as an answer but he would always talk about what I have done wrong and explain it to me. The person who cared for me the most was only my father, never once did he lose faith in me and told me to give up. Not only has he made a significant influence in my life but he has also became my most respected and important person that I love very much.
My mother had left my father and me behind when I was very young to pursue her dreams in America. To fill in the void in my heart, he became both my mother and father. Although it was hard for him he never complained or mistreated me in any single way, he showered me with all his love. He worked three jobs and everyday after he came home he had to take care of me, but he never showed how stressful he was because he did not want me to worry and give me a better future. Soon being a motherless child it no longer bothers me because I realized that my father was all that I need.
When I was seven years old, I had a high fever and my father was very worried about me, even though he just got home from work and was tired and exhausted but he still brought me to the hospital and stayed with me for the whole night without getting any rest. Although he was strict towards me I realized that he loves and care about me more than I can imagine. I also realized later on that the reason why he was so strict towards me was because he wanted me to have a better life than he has and for me to have a better education so my opportunities in life wouldn’t be limited.
He always encouraged me and helps me to study better. When I was younger I wasn’t the type of person who liked to study, but my father always told me to try and made me study and do my homework. I never really listen to him about school because I, myself was teenager and I felt that studying was a waste of time of my young life. I wanted to have fun while I can, I never understood my father’s wish and hope that he had in me until three years ago when my father chose to send me to America. Even so he would miss me a lot he still let me go. At that time, I thought the world was going down, because I thought he didn’t want me anymore and I felt so abandoned. But I was totally wrong, the reason he wanted me to go was because of my future and for the sake of my education and for me.
When I came to America, school was very hard for me because I spoke no English at that time. Other than that my father weren’t here with me at that time, I felt so lonely and depressed
My father has made great sacrifices and decisions for me that when I look back today I have so many thank you that I want to say to him, if without him I wouldn’t know what would have become of me. He has significantly influenced me in my life, the only reason that I am striving forward for my education and setting up my future is because of him. I want to show my gratitude towards him by working hard on what he had always believed what I can achieve and making sure that all sacrifices were worth it.