8 july 2009,wednesday.do you still remember
when your dad taught you something?
mine was cycling.
i still remember that he would run beside my bike,
and when i fell with brushes,
he was there to pick me up.
i just viewed a video about
How great a love of a father is to his son.
A son asked his father,
"Dad, will you take part in a marathon with me?"
The father who despite having a heart condition, said, "Yes".
The race consists of three endurance events of a 2.4 miles (3.86 kilometers)
ocean swim followed by a 112 miles (180.2 kilometers)
bike ride and ending with a 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers)
marathon along the coast of the Big Island.
Dick, the father explained that Rick while
still in his mother's womb,
the umbilical chord was wrapped around his neck
cutting off oxygen to the brain.
And when Rick was born,
the doctor who was looking after Rick told Dick and his wife that
Rick would never be able to walk nor talk all his life
that it would be best that they put him away.
But the Hoyts would not be willing to do such a thing and
decided to bring him home instead and
decided likewise to treat him just like anyone normal kid.
So that when the family went for a swim,
Rick went with them and so on and so forth.
they were not able to join the races because
Dick had a heart attack and the other year was that
Rick was the one who had a problem.
he loved them even as he loved Rick that
much that he committed himself to do the
tough physical demands of the races and the triathlons,
the Ironman that his son may have the chance
to enjoy the races and be a part of life.
And in a return show of love and appreciation,
Rick says this of his father, "Dad is my hero."
And to end my inputs on the father and son,
I'd like to end what Rick says that he likes most...
(Rick types using a special machine), he says,
"The thing I most like is my dad sit in the chair and I push him once."
watch the video and bet you will be touched :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGRyYKF5jVY
that's all for today.
