My moment hasn't come, but I look forward to the day of its arrival. At some level, I'm following my father's path; not his footsteps, but his direction in life. I think I will truly start cutting my own path when I become a husband and father. Of all the ways one can define success, I believe that creating a loving, supportive environment for my future wife and kids is tantamount.
My dad is an excellent example of what a father/husband can and should be. He worked hard and played equally as hard with my siblings and I. I learned a lot about manhood and fatherhood from my dad. Even though he is a shining model, my methods of expression of love and support will be distinctly different. I can't be the man my father was, but must learn from his example and choose my own path.
Currently, my life is pretty selfish; I live alone, no pets, no girlfriend and yet I know I have a lot to give. When my time comes and I put those hats on, I'm sure I'll wear them well and build a great family. In my mind's eye, I see me holding my first born, the moment when my wife and I stop being the married couple and become a family...
Wow. Definitely wholly strange and new.
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When good is near you, when you have life in yourself, it is not by any known or accustomed way; you shall not discern the foot-prints of any other; you shall not see the face of man; you shall not hear any name;—— the way, the thought, the good, shall be wholly strange and new. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Remember the moment when you stopped walking a path of someone else, and started cutting your own?
Write about that moment. And if you haven’t experienced it yet, let the miracle play out in your mind’s eye and write about that moment in your future.
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