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Hello, Troops
Sorry I haven't been around the last few days, I have been really sick and a little under the weather. :thumbdown:
But I feeling better now, and I would like to share some advice my father taught me long time ago, which I use throughout my career in the military, and still today. :thumbup:
My father pass awhile back, he was ex military, WWII combat vet.and he was my backbone throughout life, especially military, he understood what I was going through. I wish to share one thing he taught me in life.
Just Do It
My dad use to tell me all the time, ? Just Do It.? Sometime I wonder why he said those words to me every time I tell him that I wanted to do something. I always believe he was just saying the words, so I could leave him alone. Later on in life I realize why my dad use those words. He was helping me use my mind and let make decisions on my own in life.
Whenever, I was young and in high school. I felt school was like a playground. I had nothing to worry about, the outside world didn?t excess to me in my playground world. I live at home, no job, or bills. My family took care of everything for me.
Whenever, I come home from school, in the afternoon. I would go to my dad and try to get advice on things like building an engine in auto shop. My dad was funning. He would answer a question with a question, when I ask him a question and then he would say, ? What do you think.? At first I believed he did not know the answers. But I knew my dad had the answers, because he has been building engines all his life, he knew the answers.
When I returned to school the next day and use my own plans. If it failed I would eventually figure it out and make it work. Now I understand why he didn?t tell me the ways all the time. He wanted me to accomplish my goals on my own.
When I finished school, I left home and joined the Army. During my years in the service, I used those ways my dad taught me throughout life on my soldiers. This gave the opportunity for my soldiers to think on their feet. I understand the reason why my dad taught me these ways and told me the words, ?Just do it.? He was not pushing me or ignoring me. He was trying to make me do things on my own to feel a since of accomplishments. He let me fail sometimes, but if he knew I would get hurt. He would tell me the right ways. The word, ?Just do it? doesn?t always mean you are pushing someone away because you don?t care. Just ask my dad.
**Salute**
R.I.P. my father
Franklin Morrow Haleman Sr.
WWII Veteran
Sorry I haven't been around the last few days, I have been really sick and a little under the weather. :thumbdown:
But I feeling better now, and I would like to share some advice my father taught me long time ago, which I use throughout my career in the military, and still today. :thumbup:
My father pass awhile back, he was ex military, WWII combat vet.and he was my backbone throughout life, especially military, he understood what I was going through. I wish to share one thing he taught me in life.
Just Do It
My dad use to tell me all the time, ? Just Do It.? Sometime I wonder why he said those words to me every time I tell him that I wanted to do something. I always believe he was just saying the words, so I could leave him alone. Later on in life I realize why my dad use those words. He was helping me use my mind and let make decisions on my own in life.
Whenever, I was young and in high school. I felt school was like a playground. I had nothing to worry about, the outside world didn?t excess to me in my playground world. I live at home, no job, or bills. My family took care of everything for me.
Whenever, I come home from school, in the afternoon. I would go to my dad and try to get advice on things like building an engine in auto shop. My dad was funning. He would answer a question with a question, when I ask him a question and then he would say, ? What do you think.? At first I believed he did not know the answers. But I knew my dad had the answers, because he has been building engines all his life, he knew the answers.
When I returned to school the next day and use my own plans. If it failed I would eventually figure it out and make it work. Now I understand why he didn?t tell me the ways all the time. He wanted me to accomplish my goals on my own.
When I finished school, I left home and joined the Army. During my years in the service, I used those ways my dad taught me throughout life on my soldiers. This gave the opportunity for my soldiers to think on their feet. I understand the reason why my dad taught me these ways and told me the words, ?Just do it.? He was not pushing me or ignoring me. He was trying to make me do things on my own to feel a since of accomplishments. He let me fail sometimes, but if he knew I would get hurt. He would tell me the right ways. The word, ?Just do it? doesn?t always mean you are pushing someone away because you don?t care. Just ask my dad.
**Salute**
R.I.P. my father
Franklin Morrow Haleman Sr.
WWII Veteran
