5 — Fight for what matters to you.
My father had many flaws. But not accepting any idea that was different from his was the worst.
He had a hard time trusting people. So he didn’t trust me when I told him I wanted to become a writer.
We fought a lot over this. But I am more stubborn than him — it’s one of my best qualities. So over time, he got more open-minded.
Fighting for my ideas helped me find a strong desire to prove him wrong. So fight for what you value because nobody can tell you what that is.
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I didn’t always have a great relationship with my father. But in the past few years, he taught me how to become the man I want to be. Here are 7 lessons I could never forget.
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