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| Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, strict man-not the kind of person around whom one could laugh. As a teenager knowing little about life, I wanted a father who could 1 the mysteries of the human journey. In college, when friends called home for 2 , I would become 3 for what I didn’t have. Then one night after my move back home, I overheard my father on the telephone. There was some trouble. Later, he 4 the problem with me. Obviously my knowledge of law helped him a lot. I talked through the problem with him, 5 the motives of the people involved and offering several negotiation strategies. He 6 patiently before finally admitting, “I can’t think like that. I’m a 7 man.” My father is a 8 scientist who has a good knowledge of the building blocks of nature. 9 , human nature is a mystery to him. That night I realized he was simply not skilled at 10 people. It’s not in his 11 to understand human desires. It was no one’s 12 that my father showed no interest in human emotions while I placed great importance on them. We are sometimes born more sensitive, and dreamy than our 13 and become more curious, and idealistic than them. 14 I, who knew my father as an intelligent man, had never understood his intelligence didn’t cover all of my 15 feelings. I believe that coming home has 16 me years of questions and confusion. I nowadays consider my parents as people who have other relationships than just being my parents, relationships that 17 and define them. Best of all, I nowadays regard my parents as 18 : people who ask me for advice; people who need my 19 and understanding. And I’ve come to see my past in a 20 view. Knowing them makes me feel safe in where I come from and where I’m going. | ||||
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