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The People Who Have Influenced Me Essay example

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My grandfather ! This is the first thing coming up to my mind when being asked about the one who is the most important to me! From time to time, the caring and educating professionally of my beloved granddad grew me up.

If he had not given me opportunities to take his lessons, maybe I would not have realized that what I had to do to make my life really valuable. Serving as a colonel in military, my granddad taught me to be disciplined- one of the most important characteristics for young people. Certainly, it was not easy for me at the beginning. I was lazy to get up early in the morning to do exercise, go to bed in the exact time and not go out before finishing homework. My granddad did not shout at me. He …show more content…

I never ignored the beggars who were really in harship, which was one of the ways to do charity. But no matter what I did, I should be a good child at first. " Family is your first school," my granddad said.

As growing older, coping with more obstacles, I really needed his advice. My granddad talked with me like a true friend, openly and sympathetically. He told me some stories when he was at the same age as me. So, from those I found out the solutions for my own troubles. The best method for me, according to him, was self- study from books and anything around. I learned that confidence and optimism were essential for life. When I failed the chemistry exam, I was much hopeless. My granddad asked me to read a piece of the novel:" THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA" (Earnest Hemmingway). After reading he asked me" What have you learned from this book?" I answered him that it was impossible for the old man to fish the big fish like that. He smiled and told me " Something that the people can not reach though they try their best, which expresses that people pine to do it but impossible. Now come back to your state, you must know that failure is the common thing. But you will have another choices, another options, never give up!" Right! I had to move on and continue my dream. It is my chance!

He said" We are so lucky to exist on Earth. We should try

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