I did something today that I haven't done since my dad died two years ago. My son and I went fishing and actually kept, cleaned, and ate what we caught. It made me think of my dad because he loved to fish, but hated cleaning and eating them. He knew that I love to eat fish so he would do all the work for me. Hat and I caught about 8 bass, 5 big enough to keep. He asked me out of the blue, "Dad can we eat these?" My first thought was, "You mean will you clean these for me so I can eat them." Then I thought of how my dad would selflessly do that for me. I always hoped that I could be half the man my dad was. I've often wondered what kind of legacy I could pass to my children that would reflect the kind of father he was, and then it came to me. It was a small, but significant piece of advise he gave me after my daughter was born. He said, "Don't say no if you don't have to, but mean it when you do." It was then that I realized that I can pass on his legacy by doing for my kids what he did for me. I miss my dad greatly, but somehow I feel closer to him than I have in two years. And hopefully my son feels the same way about me.
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