Log #6

In my last log, mostly I talked about what my syndrome has affected my life and the influence of my mom on me. In this log, I'd like to talk about another person that has been influential to me for 20 years － my dad.

Before talking about my dad, I'd like to share two of my favorite movies: We Bought a Zoo and About Time.

We bought a zoo is about a father moves his young family to the countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo. Benjamin has lost his wife. In a bid to start his life over, he purchases a large house that has a zoo. This is welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the head keeper, Kelly, and the rest of the zoo staff. But, the zoo soon runs into financial trouble. The staff must get the zoo back to its former glory, pass a zoo inspection, and get it back open to the public. I believe this is a movie about courage and love and a quote from the movie definitely has been one of the quotes that is kept in my heart: "Sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it."

About time is another movie also about love and living in the moment. At the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. Moving from the Cornwall coast to London to train as a lawyer, Tim finally meets the beautiful but insecure Mary. They fall in love, then an unfortunate time-travel incident means he's never met her at all. So they meet for the first time again-and again-but finally, after a lot of cunning time-traveling, he wins her heart. Tim then uses his power to create the perfect romantic proposal, to save his wedding from the worst best-man speeches, to save his best friend from professional disaster and to... Another quote that I love in this movie is "We're all traveling through time together, every day of our lives. All we can do is do our best to relish this remarkable ride."

I mentioned these two movies because the role of a father takes a vital part in them just like my dad has been in my life.  My dad was a tour guide and he traveled a lot when I was little. Nevertheless, I still share a close relationship with my dad because we always made the best use of our time together. We watched TV and movies together, we read books together, we went for a walk together. He taught me that I should seize and savour every single day just like Tim's father taught him. He taught me that if I wanted something, I should have courage and fight for it just like Benjamin taught his son. Moreover, my dad also taught me that being punctual and never be a procrastinator. I remembered whenever I lost faith in myself, he would tell me that even the whole world didn't have faith in me, he would always have faith in me.  My dad surely has tremendous influence on me. Most important of all, I've made so many great and right decisions in my life like entering in a vocational high school and majoring in English, not because my dad wanted me to, but because he respected and believed in my decisions.

Even though now he still works in Shanghai and I only get to see him once a few months, I'm still close with him. We still watch TV and movies and do the things we used to do together when he's back in Taiwan. I believe my dad has brought out the best of me, nurturing me becoming who I am today, a girl who isn't perfect but relish and appreciate everything in her life, a girl who can be vulnerable but courageous as well, a girl who always has faith in herself because her father believes in her, too.

Resource:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1389137/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2194499/?ref_=rvi_tt