Today is Father's Day. I like to wish all fellow Father's out there a Happy Father's Day. As I was thinking what to write about today I pondered on my role as a Father and how my Dad helped shape me to be the person I am today.
When I was a kid I never realized how much of an influence my father was on me and how he would shape the person I am today. I owe a lot to my Dad. He is a religious person and believed that living by certain rules….One golden rule he lives by and instilled in me as kid was to” treat others as you would want to be treated”. So simply put; yet how many of us do? Every time I talk to a home seller or a home buyer that vision of my father telling me pops into my head.
Other traits I carry with me are honesty and integrity. I heard a wise man once tell me "you can never forget the truth but a lie is something that can be forgotten". I understood the meaning behind it. If you lie then you are bound to get caught later on; because one lie turns into another lie and soon you will forget the first lie you said. But if you always tell the truth you never will forget what you said. When you are honest you not only will get respect but you will always have your integrity.
Last thing my Father taught me was hard work. My father believed in an old phrase that my grandfather use to say all the time. “Give a man an honest day work and you will make an honest day pay”. I believe that is still true today and try to live by that rule in my life on a daily basis.
As I reflect on Father’s Day and await the rising of my family from their deep sleep; I realize I am more like my father than I thought I was….and that is not a bad thing. Our father’s shape who we are; whether we realize it or not. So, today on Father's Day I want to thank my Dad for making me the man I am today. And my only wish in life is I am half the man my Dad was and my children come away with the same values I did. THANKS DAD.....
Dave diCecco
Realtor/Broker
www.davedicecco.com
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