My Father Teaches Me to Dream
Posted: June 16, 2013 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: blogging, family, Father's Day, Freshly Presed, friends, Jan Beatty, love, musings, play, Poetry 6 Comments…
You want to know what work is?
I’ll tell you what work is:
Work is work.
You get up. You get on the bus.
You don’t look from side to side.
You keep your eyes straight ahead.
That way nobody bothers you—see?
You get off the bus. You work all day.
You get back on the bus at night. Same thing.
You go to sleep. You get up.
You do the same thing again.
Nothing more. Nothing less.
There’s no handouts in this life.
All this other stuff you’re looking for—
it ain’t there.
Work is work.
Notes:
Take care today!
CultFit 
Great message. :-). Life is hard. Grampa used to talk about the University of Hard Knocks.
Dad’s everlasting message to me was “don’t be afraid to fail.”
I still keep learning that every day of my life. It is a journey, to confidence that is never fully achieved by some. Others, hubristic in their embracing of it, never struggle on the outside–but one never knows the battles inside.
Be well, and happy Father’s Day!
We had a great day, thank you! My father taught me early in life about failure and how not to run away from it, but rather to embrace the moment as a valuable time to learn about our true selves.
What a great thing to learn so early!
We don’t necessarily listen to all these “things” as kids … Took a few years to sink in. 😉
The Mother’s Day photo before was funnier. This is simply natural to look at.
Happy Dad’s Day, Cult! =)
Thank you so much! My wifey agrees with you … Just a bunch of women in their natural habitat, doing what they do best. 🙂