My Father's Birthday...

Today within the morning I went over and met with my father and we had a fine time in speaking. My older brother was not able to fly in today yet I am sure that he shall have called him by now. We were always raised within a manner which was by a man whom we often would get together within his office and take his advice.

He has battled Cancer yet he is now much older and he still is one that we all respect. He came from a very large Norwegian family. His birthday is something of which is symbolic of tenacity and that of good will. He was born within a small town within Canada and then went into the Air Force and from a commissioned officer - came to be very prominent within those of which he mentored within his duration of life as a diplomate and there are times which certainly he is a rather harsh man - yet it's his way.

I have wrote many times about my father but within these times what he values the most is for all of those within the family to do the best. It's not a sad story a story of determination and as well a very incredibly intellegent man - which even now he has a great handle on the world.

I, myself have have always went within my own direction within my life yet when and if there was a question as so with my brother - he seemed to have a good grasp and still to this day he thrives within the moment. One does not merge away from family, as siblings we have always lived within the manner of that which we were groomed. Humble he is as today when I met with him he didnt wish to have the focus on himself but you could tell that he was very pleased with how things have been going. There are times in which I do many things for him as well as my mother. Yet the manner of which they brought us all up was within a manner respect and from the early days or formative years he always considered family first.

So for this man whom has had a most impressive carreer - he has surpassed what many would consider the hardships but there is something more wthin this man as he has rendered the best and within all stages within my life - if there was ever a question or a request of some wisdom it did most often come from him.

What he afforded all of us was the ability to think for our ownselves. While maintaining the merits of which he thought were within the best interest for each and everyone of us. From everywhere which I have lived - every two weeks I would call him as well as my mother - however if there was something which surpassed myself, I would with ease call from where I was to him. A fine man one of the likes which are brilliant - yet have an open mind. This man of which I call my father is a very decent man. As a kid - I remember and used to watch how he went about things. Then every now and then he would congregate with myself and my older brother and lend us some wisdom. That did go a long ways and ten years ago if not more this man which is called my father was not suppose to live past five years. Yet as I have mentioned on here a few times - he has continued to make the best of life during what they call - "the golden years".

Thus it was a very nice time to speak within him as we don't have that time as much now yet after our get together he mentioned, "I have to go out with your mother now". Within times where people break up and divorce. From all their travels they have surpassed the odds as so many of his (as well as her) friends are either divorced or there are some which are still friends from when he was literally within his twenties.

Thus it was a find day within a celebration which shall take place along with thanksgiving tomorrow.