My Hero

My Hero

My life has been filled with a lot of people who have taught me many valuable lessons. The person who has most influenced me is John Smith. He is a son, a brother, a husband, and most importantly a father and grandfather. He is a tall, stout man. His hair is thinning and has a hint of silver. To someone who does not know him, he may seem unpleasant and standoffish. Quite the opposite; he is the most kind-hearted person one will ever meet. He will do almost anything for anyone. He has a heart of gold.

My father has influenced me in many ways. As a child, I thought the sun rose and set in him. There were not many passing moments that I was not by his side. The older I became, the relationship between my father and me, became filled with distance. The distance never changed the way I felt about him. I just had to take my own path in life. My father taught me morals and had a plan for me. Mainly, he wanted the best out of life for me. My father has been there to help me up when I fell. He has influenced me to be strong when times get hard and to never be afraid to ask for help.

About twelve years ago, my father was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Shortly after, surgery was scheduled for the removal of the tumor. Our family gathered at the hospital on that dreadful day. We were able to see him, shortly, before he was wheeled into the operating room. I will never forget that moment for as long as I live. I was crying, thinking I would never see him again. He took my hand and said, "Aimee, it's going to be okayÐ'...everything will be okay." Those words have stuck with me for all these years. Even though he might have been worried, he did not let it show. He knew he had to be strong for his children. He put his worries aside in order to make sure I would not worry about him. My father has taught me that even when I think everything is falling apart, I have to be tough and take the good with the bad.

For the majority of my father's life, he has been working. He is one of the most hard-working people I know. Even through all of his medical problems, he has continued to work as hard as ever. He just is not content unless he is working on something, even if it is just around the house. Some might say he is a bit of a work-aholic, but he loves it. Not only does he love it, he knows nothing in life is free. Everything he has ever gotten, he has worked hard towards. Nothing has ever been given