The People Who Have Influenced Me

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My grandfather ! This is the first thing coming up to my mind when being asked about the one who is the most important to me! From time to time, the caring and educating professionally of my beloved granddad grew me up. If he had not given me opportunities to take his lessons, maybe I would not have realized that what I had to do to make my life really valuable. Serving as a colonel in military, my granddad taught me to be disciplined- one of the most important characteristics for young people. Certainly, it was not easy for me at the beginning. I was lazy to get up early in the morning to do exercise, go to bed in the exact time and not go out before finishing homework. My granddad did not shout at me. He knew that I was in the maturing time, very sensitively! Analyzing for me, which was good or bad, telling me stories and most importantly, setting a good example, he did quite normally but effectively. He was not only take care of my physical health but also my mental one. When a child, being nurtured in the fairy world through hi...

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