It is said that Samuel Johnson's famous biographer, Boswell, often mentioned the special days of his childhood when his father took him to fishing. This day was determined in the minds of his adults, who often reflected many of the things his father had in his fishing experience. After hearing about this special short trip, long after, someone checked the journals retained by Boswell's father and determined the fishing trip from the perspective of the parents. When it comes to that date, the reader only found one sentence: "Today with my son to go fishing; wasted a day."
Let us face the reality. Father is very busy! But today I can encourage you, father, to work or play with your child at that time, not a waste of time.
I talked to a father in the past week. He humbly laughed at his 17-year-old son who had just been hired to install cabinets and finish carpentry in the summer. The boy was not hired as an apprentice. He was hired as a carpenter. My answer to his father is this. "You are now harvesting the results of your time with your son between the ages of 2 and 17."
I have seen the father patiently teach his younger son how to take the hammer and use it properly. These courses have had to be repeated many times over the years, but they have certainly paid off. I have been watching them work together, this boy often prefers to work with them. But he is always proud to be able to help his father. ' wasting time? almost not.
What the father will not be proud of. Children don't suddenly become responsible adults to start from the hour, because parents clearly teach untrained and unskilled fingers to get the job done right, even if the actual work may not be the same.
I have a photo I have collected in the album. This is the boy [described above], his father and his father work together on a project. Three generations of skilled labor: generations who spend time teaching. These three generations are my grandson, our son and my husband.
Congratulations to your father, spend your time on time! These fathers not only taught their sons in a practical way, they also set an example in spirituality. Deuteronomy 4:9 "As long as you are careful, you must pay special attention to yourself, don't forget what you see in your eyes, or let them slip away from your heart as long as you are alive."
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