We are here today to say goodbye to my Father, a friend, a husband and an inspiration. Greg Mortenson was one of a kind. He was a generous and humble man who did not think he was a giver, but rather an ordinary man. After looking up to my Dad for my whole life, I can tell you for sure, he was far from an ordinary man. He was different, unlike others, he was truly extraordinary.
My Father lived by a saying that he once told me, just as his Dad told him when he was fourteen, “If you believe in yourself, you can accomplish anything” (Three Cups of Tea, Page 38). He took this saying very much to heart and stuck by it his whole life. When my Dad put his mind to something, he never took no for an answer and did everything in his own unique way. He
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He said he built the school as an act of gratitude. The story goes like this, when he first attempted to climb K2, he accidentally came across a village in Pakistan, called Korphe. When he arrived, the people of the village showed incredible kindness and took him in when he didn’t mean to end up in Korphe and therefore, had no place to go. He was so thankful and he wanted to show them the same generosity they showed him. He said that many children in the village were not gaining an education, so he knew this was the way he wanted to help (Three Cups of Tea, Chapter 3). Dad knew he would not be able to pay for the school on his own so, he came back to the United States to raise funds for the school. Despite his best efforts, he could not raise enough to support the school. He knew when he believed in himself, he could accomplish anything, so, he didn’t give up. He continued to search for a way to build his school. Eventually, he received a generous donation from Dr. Jean Hoerni, who became one of my Dad’s best friends. Dr. Hoerni’s donation meant that Dad could build a school for the uneducated kids in Korphe (Three Cups of Tea, Chapter 3). This school was the first of many schools that he built in Afghanistan and Pakistan. After his first school, he knew he wanted to help more children. Along with Dr. Jean Hoerni, he established an organization to raise funds for his future projects, the Central Asia …show more content…
I am truly grateful that I had the opportunity to grow up with such a loving and caring Father in my life. Mum and Dad had the perfect relationship, because of them I know what a perfect marriage is. I am so privileged to have felt his love and kindness first hand and it is something that I wish everyone could experience. I have never known anyone to meet my Dad and not be touched and inspired. This is something that I am truly proud of and very glad that I was able to see in my life. My Dad was an amazing and inspiring man who benefited the lives of many. His kind heart was one that will be remembered for many years to come. He will be sincerely missed and I will forever love him. One day I want to be just like my Father, so my children can look back and be as proud of me as I am of
In Afghanistan, education is not easily attainable especially as a woman. “For girls in much of the country, education remains a dream no more attainable now than it was under the Taliban. If women are educated, that means their children will be too. If the people of the world want to solve the hard problems in Afghanistan--kidnapping, beheadings, crime and even al-Qaeda--they should invest in education”(Baker).This quote explains the struggles that young afghanistan children have to go through by not getting the opportunities that American children get every day. Even after Afghanistan was under the Taliban, it was still rare for children to attend school which is a horrible reality. Education is explained as one Afghanistan's worst problems of this time. Future generations are in trouble if this problem is not fixed. The tragedy that these children are facing needs to evolve towards a better system. Afghanistan’s current educational structure is unacceptable to the growth of children. “It's hard to overstate the amount of work to be done. The literacy rate in the country has dropped below 40 percent for men, and it is believed to be as low as 4 percent for women” (Whitelaw). Though there is clearly a lot of work to be done in the education systems, it is crucial to the well-being of many children that the systems improve to inspire kids that education along with hard work and dedication is essential to future success. This is only one
All children could attend 12 years of school for free, and the country had a 90 percent literacy rate.”(Document F). Now, barely any children in Syria go to school because many of the families are fleeing. Also, it’s not safe, there have been devastating school bombings in Syria. Our country is very wealthy and we can afford to spend some money on Syria. We should spend a portion of that money on starting schools in neighboring countries so that Syrian children who are refugees can learn. This would change so many lives and will allow children to get a decent education so they can later influence the
Today, the most difficult day in my family’s life, we gather to say farewell to our son, brother, fiancé and friend. To those of you here and elsewhere who know Dylan you already are aware of the type of person he was and these words you will hear are already in your memory. To those who were not as fortunate, these words will give you a sense of the type of man he was and as an ideal for which we should strive. My son has been often described as a gentle soul. He was pure of heart and had great sensitivity for the world around him. He had a way with people that made them feel comfortable around him and infected others to gravitate toward him. Dylan exuded kindness and pulled generosity and altruism out from everyone he touched. He was everyone's best friend.
It’s hard to imagine how I’m going to go a day without speaking to him, because he’d call me every single day. I know he was a very busy man, but he would never forget to take the time to call me to see how I was. It’s the little things like that I’ll never forget about him. Although William’s death was sudden and came as a shock to all of us, I know in my heart he would not want us to spend forever grieving. Rather, William wants us all to remember our favorite moments we spent with him.
Eulogy for Son The Death of a Child. Not many people realize that the death of a child is NOT in accordance with God’s NORMAL scheme of things. It is not a natural. God did not mean for a child to go first. A child buries the parent.
Today we come together to celebrate the life of a man who gave all he could the best way he could. He was my father. For his life I want to honor him and thank him. I have so much to be grateful for in my life today because this man gave me a vision for success and a spirit contained in a legacy that always goes forward.
First of all, I am thankful for my mother. This seems very generic and kind of boring but it’s true. My mom always tried to push me towards my dad because she thought she might die first. She has to take care of me now as a lone mother and she tries her hardest. My mom may be disabled, but she tries!
Due to my parent's hectic work schedule, I spent alot of my childhood with my father. My father was an elementary school drop out because he had to financially support his big family. He didn't let his lack of education stop him,my father had a lifelong dream of owning a successful grocery store. Up until his death,
In my life, I have many things to be thankful for. For example, I have my dad, who has spent nearly my entire life raising me and my sister by himself after my mother’s passing away. It’s such a routine thing at this point to expect certain things from him, but it’s important that I stop to think about how important it is for him to do what he has done and is doing for me. It truly is impressive how he’s done so much for me and my sister all these years, and I am very grateful for what he’s done.
...t I can still feel it now, even ten years after his death. All grandparents are not what my grandpa was, I know this. But, if they could be, or had the chance to be, what a wonderful thing that would be for every child to experience.All I hope is that one day my dad will be to my children what my grandpa was to me.
Growing up there was never a day I was not with my father. My father had always taught me many values things in life as did my family. Though I never thought about it in the moment it happened. As I get older and look back I noticed growing up with a close relationship to my father I have grown and matured into the young adult I am today.
Each of you here had your own relationship with my Dad, each of you has your own set of memories and your own word picture that describes this man. I don’t presume to know the man that you knew. But I hope that, in this eulogy that I offer, you will recognise some part of the man that we all knew, the man that is no longer amongst us, the man who will never be gone until all of us here have passed.
My sister and I were blessed with two amazing parents who are lucky to be alive. Although, biologically my sister has a different dad as me, my dad took responsibility and adopted my sister as his own. My mother and father were involved in a drinking and driving accident where my mom came out barely intact and my dad had to be brought back to life multiple times. I am blessed to even have them in my life. Growing up, my sister and I were daddy 's girls. Every day we had the chance he would take us fishing, four wheeling, hunting or even to work with him. Both my sister and I adored my father and loved spending time with him, he taught us all the things we know about outdoors and working hard. Honestly, we wouldn 't be the same girls we are today if it wasn 't for my
... still is to make my father proud of me. I’m not sure that I can ever compare to him and his overwhelming kindness or his ability to help others. It is my life’s mission to try and be as gracious and good natured as he is. I am thankful to my father for being the person that he is. If he weren’t who he is, then I wouldn’t be who I am. He has instilled in me the reality of hard work and dedication. I have learned that the harder you work for something the more value you get from it and the more you appreciate it. To be a good parent you have to set a good example. His influence over my life has been vast, he has steered me in the right direction by encouraging and nurturing my passions. I am determined to keep going after my dreams despite any obstacles that may arise. Hard work, determination, and faith will always be a part of my life thanks to my shining example.
Growing up without a father and being raised by an independent, strong woman had made me thankful for the obstacles and hurdles I overcame to realize my full potential as a young man. Watching my mother work through raising two kids alone for over 17 years has been my primary incentive to work harder, stand taller, and love better than I ever could have on my own