The bus arrived at the pick-up point, two new passengers got on the bus, attracting my attention and curiosity. The father was carrying his son, about six or seven years old, on his back. He seemed to radiate positive energy for a new day. The little boy seemed worried because the bus was quite crowded. I quickly stood up and invited the father and son to sit in my seat. The father thanked me, he quickly sat down and held his son in his arms. The boy looked up at me, his eyes filled with gratitude… The image of the father and son touched a deep memory in me, my childhood years. At that time, I was like the boy now, being carried on his father's back, but it was to go to the hospital.
It was 1996, when I was 9 years old, after a fever and convulsions, my legs lost feeling and I couldn't walk. My mother cried all the time, but my father, besides encouraging my mother, was my legs every day. He carried me on every road, from school to the hospital for treatment. My father was a man of few words, but I always felt his warmth and love.
I still remember the story my father used to tell me about good boys and girls who study well and are loved by the fairy godmother and the fairy godmother who will give them miracles to cure their illnesses. Just like me, I just need to study well, obey the doctor, and practice therapy with my father at home and my legs will be able to walk normally. With my innocence and immaturity, I always asked my father when the fairy godmother and the fairy godmother would come to my house to help me recover. My father smiled gently, his eyes filled with faith and hope: "If you want the fairy godmother and the fairy godmother to appear, you have to endure the pain with your father to cure your illness. Be brave, my son!" And then, every afternoon, my father took me to the hospital for acupuncture. Rain or shine, my father, regardless of the hardship, patiently accompanied me to school to learn and then to the hospital for treatment.
I took my first steps, my legs did not listen to my commands, they were weak and could give way at any moment. I burst into tears because of helplessness and self-pity. I could not remember how many times my tears mixed with the blood and bruises on my little legs. I cried and did not want to cooperate with my father's exercises... I sobbed until I saw tears about to flow from the corners of my father's sunken eyes. My father hugged me and comforted me: "Don't cry anymore, I believe you can do it". I felt my father's warm embrace, that was the deep fatherly love he had for me. At that moment, I loved my father immensely. Thanks to my father's words of encouragement, his perseverance and persistence in taking me to the hospital every day, along with the exercises at home, after more than two years of treatment, my legs gradually regained feeling. I took my first steps with my mother's gentle laughter and tears of happiness filling the corners of my father's eyes...
My father passed away a long time ago. But the memories, lessons and great sacrifices of his life for his family, for my three sisters and me are always precious memories and assets that we keep for ourselves, to confidently step into life. And then, on important family occasions such as holidays, New Year or death anniversaries, every time I tell my children about my grandfather, I always feel proud because my father is an example of perseverance and endurance. My father is the light of my life, the one who breathes into my children's souls the motivation and strong will to overcome difficulties and adversities.
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