My father started this profession before I was born. When my mother was still alive, he said he would only drive a cyclo for a while and then find a lighter job. But life was not as easy as he promised. My father still stuck with the cyclo through the years because he knew he could not stop. My father did not have a high education and did not have a stable job, but he was healthy and had boundless love for my siblings and me.
Since my mother passed away in 2018, my father has become even more quiet. Many days when he comes home, he just sits and looks at my mother's picture, his eyes heavy with thought. I know that he not only misses my mother but also worries about my siblings and me. Without my mother, he has to shoulder everything. He throws himself into work even harder, regardless of rain or shine. There are days when he comes home with trembling legs, his back soaked in sweat. He sits down on a chair, takes a deep breath, then quietly massages his legs and rubs his knees. I understand that he is very tired. But every time I ask, he just smiles: "I am very healthy, why am I tired!". On rainy days, he comes home later. I am afraid that he is cold, afraid that he is sick, but he still smiles, saying that there are many customers, so he takes the opportunity to run more trips to earn money to take care of my siblings.
I still remember one morning, it was drizzling, I was studying when I heard my father coughing violently in the yard. I rushed out, saw sweat on his forehead, his eyes were dark from not sleeping all night. I panicked and asked: "Dad, what's wrong? Are you sick?". Dad just shook his head, said he was fine. But that night, he had a high fever. Looking at him lying on the bed, I wished I could go to work instead of him, wished he didn't have to suffer anymore.
I used to feel embarrassed when my friends asked me what my father did for a living. I was afraid of their pitying looks and the gossip. But then I realized that my father had nothing to be ashamed of. His job was not luxurious or noble, but it was an honest job, a job that helped my siblings and I have books, food to eat, and clothes to wear to school.
Once, a foreign guest rode my father's cyclo. He enjoyed chatting with my father, and at the end of the trip, he shook my father's hand firmly and said: "Your job is so meaningful!" My father just smiled, but I know that he must have been very happy inside. Because even though no one noticed, he still silently contributed to beautifying this city. My father never taught us philosophical words, but his life was a great lesson. He taught me to appreciate work, love my family, and always strive to improve.
Many years have passed, my brothers and I have grown up and have stable jobs. But every time I think back to the old days, I still see the image of my father on the cyclo, hunching over to pedal each heavy turn of the wheel. My father's sweat "watered" my childhood, gave me a bright future.
Now, I just want my father to rest, to have peaceful days after so many years of hard work. But no matter what, my father's job - a cyclo driver - will always be a source of pride for me.
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