Saturday, July 04, 2020

El 4 de Julio

July 4th means many things to many people, but to me, it will always mean first and foremost my late father's birthday.

My father was not born in the United States but he eventually became a citizen here, and had he not come to this country, the chances are my siblings and I would not exist.

He was not a perfect man but he was a good man who always tried to do his best, and by his example alone, he taught me more about true virtue than a hundred sermons ever could. He was not always wise but he was one of the smartest men I knew. He always encouraged me to be a better person than I thought I could be, and for that alone, I'll always treasure him.

I don't know the words to truly do him justice. But I like to think I'm following his path every time I go out of my way to help someone or I speak out against injustice.

He was my father.

There's little more I can say apart from that.

(A repost.)

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1 Comments:

Blogger Bluejay said...

Hey Tonio,

Visiting this blog after a long time away. In this crazy time I hope you're staying as safe and well as you can.

Your father sounds like a wonderful man. From what I know of you through your writing, I'm sure he would have been proud of you.

Best of luck with your future writing. If you take it elsewhere, I hope you can drop a note here or at FlickFilosopher to let us know where we can find you. :-)

Jason/Bluejay

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