Reason 9,841 why I'm proud of my father.
It was Sunday afternoon. We were standing on the dock chatting while he pumped water out of the floats on his plane. A boy, about 10 years of age, approached across the lawn. He was visually impaired, tapping his way with a cane and assisted by an older man, his father.
He shook hands with my father - bush pilot, hunter, banjo-player, dog-lover - and presented him with a bottle of wine and a note, written in Braille and English.
"Dear Mr. Graham, Thank you for letting me go up in your plane and letting
me fly it the first time. I hope you have a good summer. From Cameron."
And just like that, my father taught me that sometimes doing a favor for someone else is the greatest gift you can give yourself.
45 comments:
Good for your Dad. I see he's been rewarded with some nice Australian wine.
And happy blog-versary to you too.
Your Dad is a great example to us all. What a sweet gesture of thanks from the boy.
That brought tears to my eyes!
You have a wonderful dad!
What a nice thing to do for that boy! I bet he never forgets it. I know I would not.
SO SWEET.
(Also. Graham is your maiden name? I named my Graham after my Step Mom (her maiden name) because she is the best Mom EVER.)
That's called Being a Fine Man.
Mr Lady's right - that is indeed called Being a Fine Man. Rightly proud you must be.
You sure have a Great Dad ! :-D
I'm such a mushball - this made me teary!!
Hallie :)
Funny, that wine reminded me of my dad.
And ya, admitted mooshball.
that is adorable. and now i miss my daddy.
what an amazing gift-- what a great man!
That is awesome.
aww what an incredibly sweet thing for your dad to do for another!
That was so sweet!
Both my parents remind me of that quite often - without using words to remind me. Thanks for reminding me that they remind me.
KEEP BELIEVING
We never stop learning. Your dad sounds like a true gentleman.
We are never to old to continue learning from our parents. (Even though many times we think we are!)
What a polite young boy. His mother must be proud. And what a nice thing for your dad to do.
P.S. I love that wine!
Awww! I love your dad!
sniff sniff. thanks alot. just what i needed today, more TEARS.
(p.s. that was a beautiful thing.)
Sounds like a pretty special guy.
wow. very cool.
Your dad is so sweet! And what a wonderful treasure from that little boy!
What a wonderful man. And not only a great lesson for you, but it will be a wonderful memory too.
You're lucky to have a father who knows the value of giving to others...
Peace - D
How sweet! Your dad sounds like a great man...and what a touching letter from the boy :)
..to say nothing of the wine! mmmm
Very, very sweet.
What a great post...just what I needed tonight:)
Just beautiful!
And Yellow Tail is great wine...what an awesome gift in accompaniment to the letter.
Your dad sounds like an incredible guy to look up to.
Awww. What a great feeling all around.
How sweet!
Gives me hope for the human race. ; )
Seriously, very sweet on both their parts...
oh, that's beautiful. sniff, sniff... your dad sounds awesome. :)
What so many of us should aspire to be . . .
I'd most definitely be proud.
That's so sweet! Great taste in wine, too. ;)
Your dad is a brilliant example of compassion and generousity. That brought tears to my eyes.
Thanks for sharing that.
Sheer perfection.
what a great example of how we should all be...good for your dad!! WAY TO GO!!
This brought tears to my eyes. He sounds like a wonderful man.
Simply wonderful. Good soul food.
Simply wonderful. Good soul food.
Aww, give your Dad a hug from me, please.
Great story. Thank you for sharing.
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