A Lesson

So far, I think all of you have been given a pretty bad impression of my dad by me...I might have mentioned in that blog post that he is a good person, just that his temper can flare up, just like anyone else's.
And I was just thinking about this story on my way to school, and I thought I should share.
It was when I was really young, 7 years old or younger, and all of my family was in the car, our old Honda Civic, that we don't own anymore, on our way home. I don't remember how we started the conversation, or how it came about, but we were at a red light and Dad was facing my sister and I talking about trust...I had a hard time grasping the concept of trust; I can't remember what he or Mom was saying about it. At one point, I told Dad to go (because the light was green, when it wasn't). I was joking when I said it, but he started to take his foot off the brake pedal with him still facing us. When he turned his head forward, he realized that the light was still red, and put his foot back on the brake. He said that I should be careful, not to take advantage of people's trust. I asked him if he trusted me, and he said he did.
I will always remember this exchange. I learned one of the greatest life lessons from him, and I won't forget it.

Don't take your parents for granted. You might be older now, in your teens, twenties, etc, but listen to them. They've probably said this, other people have probably said this, but they've lived much longer than us, gone through a lot more experiences, and they're wiser than us. You'll always learn from them, even if you don't think you will.
Love.