When things seem difficult to me I always think back to my father. He has and will always be my inspiration. It wasn't until he retired at the age of 72 that I learned that he had lost his site in his right eye. What makes that situation amazing to me is that the accident that resulted in his loss of site occurred 15 years earlier. He worked for 15 years without saying anything to anyone. I remember asking him why he hadn't said anything for all those years....he turned to me and said "That's what I had to do. I couldn't let that stop me from providing for my family". I remember thinking how lucky I was and how much he had suffered through on his own. I've never forgotten that conversation. I remember it as if it was yesterday. I'm grateful for his sacrifice and now measure myself to that. Whenever I let my ear issues get the best of me; I stop and relive that conversation. I remind myself that today I have family reponsibilities that will require nothing less then what my father sacrificed for his own family..... for me.
