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My Father, My Hero!!

     The world’s notion of a hero has changed for the past years.  Before, a hero was beamed as someone who sacrifices his life for his family or for the mankind.  Now, teachers, firemen, policemen, etc. are also beamed as heroes.

     I haven’t seen my father for a year or two.  We call each other and use social networking sites to communicate.  Just thinking about it brings tears to my eyes.  My father decided to leave us and find a job in another country, Saudi Arabia, in order for him to give us a more comfortable life.  He sacrificed his happiness for our happiness and our welfare.  I feel sad thinking that my father is in a foreign country—living alone, eating alone, watching alone and sleeping alone.  How bitter would it be?  It is indeed hard to picture such scenario because it breaks my heart.

     Even though he feels sad, he always shows us his jolly side.  He talks to us in a cheerful and high-pitched tone that we can’t even determine if he is faking it or not.  It’s not just that, he also helps his family, especially his mother and his siblings.  What I like about my father is that he thinks of others first before he thinks of himself.  That’s why I chose my father as my modern hero.  He is truly a provider, a responsible father, a loving husband, a respectful son and a caring brother.

     We can say that the notion of a hero might change and it possibly will.  If it ever happens, we shouldn’t forget the heroes of our past.  They are the ones who fought for the mankind that’s why we are still alive right now.  Let us not forget the heroes of our past, the present and the heroes of our future.