The First Influential Person in My Life
The First Influential Person in My Life
“Daddy”, this should be one of the very first few words I learned when I was a baby. Up to this year, this word is still the most inspiring word every time I meet obstacle. Not only does he bring me up with love and caring, my dad is also considered to be my closest friend whom I can always seek for advice on any matter. However, the most important thing is that my dad has taken the role of being my role since my earliest days in life.
Born as the oldest child in the family, I could clearly see how hard my family, especially my dad, worked to support this family. This has given me a sense of responsibility which gradually nurtured in me and sharpened me into a responsible person in the future. By being determined and meticulous in his job, as well as in supervising the family, he taught me life was not easy and we had to work hard and give our best efforts in everything we did to achieve a fulfilling life. His strong personality made me believe that with devotion my dad built his life by his own hands, and so could I. The second reason is that my dad was the primary person who taught me to believe in myself. He allowed me to take action and make decision for my own with him as a consultant only. He sometimes advised me on the decision I chose to make simply because he wanted to see me make the best choice I could, but using my own intellectual ideas. This experience taught me how to make my own decision which was one of the most vital skills in life when I grew up. Last but not least, my dad guided me to live and work faithfully in life. Since he was a medical doctor, faith was needed as much as competent skills. Unlike many doctors in Cambodia who gave more value to monetary factor rather than human life, my dad treated patients equally despite money or their social status. A minority of Cambodian doctors who owned their own clinics often exaggerated patients’ diagnosis in order to intimidate patients so that they could charge them a higher price. My dad, on the other hand, told patients exactly what he found out and gave a full freedom for patients whether to follow his treatment. Seeing the opposite acts my dad displayed with other people in earning a good living, I made a determination to work and act faithfully in any path I would choose to walk on for my life.
Even till today, my dad is still my hero. He has nurtured me into the person who I am today. He has taught be a great deal and I am sure I have subconsciously picked up some other value system. Without him, I would have been very different.
By SAMBATH AMRAK VIPASINY
Freshman at RUFA (Architecture and Urbanization Dept) & IFL (ISP)
