This I believe~ Always work for what you want.
In this life, not many people get it easy. The ones who do are very lucky. To achieve something or get somewhere in this life, drops of sweat are going to follow along. This was the story of Leon Cruz. A man determined to give his family the best life he could possibly achieve to give. He sacrificed himself and his family. Doing so he accomplishes his goal.
It was not easy for him to get his his family to where there at now. A fancy house with a big backyard didn’t just drop out of heaven. He had to go through the fires of hell working two jobs from five in the morning to ten at night six days a week. A man alone wouldn’t be able to do this. He sacrifized himself by sleeping five hours a night, eating once a day, twice if he got lucky, and most of all, not seeing his family but once a week. How this man had the power and the physical capacity of doing this alone was amazing. He was a man willing to give it his all to make his dream come true.
Leon’s family was the most important thing he had in his life. Living in an apartment with two bedrooms, six kids, and only one bathroom was one of the main reasons why he started thinking of getting a house. He was also determined to get his family out of the neighborhood with theft and gang violence all around. Breaking the news to his family was not going to be easy. However he knew it was a sacrafize he was willing to take. When he finally told his family, nobody wanted to leave. Leon was the type of man that talked everything out. In this situation he did the same thing. He sat his family down and explained to them that to make their family a whole, everyone needed to cooperate and put a little bit of their part in. That is why they had to move.
Leon was no ordinary man. Although he was human and he too love to watch soccer, eat beans, and on party occasions drink tequila. Yet he gave it all up for one cause. That was his dream, his goal, his commitment to give his family a better life. This man accomplished his goal. He worked his heart out night and day to provide a house and a great environment for his family. Even though his family had a bit of trouble settling in, he knew he had made the right decicion. He realized it even more when his oldest son graduated and got accepted into U.C.L.A.
This life of determination I shared with Leon Cruz. This is the story of my father. A man who believed he could achieve greatness. A man who was willing to sacrifize himself for his family’s future. This is a man I admire and that should be admired by all. It’s people like him who set standards to what working for what you want really means. This experience has opened my eyes and has made me look at life different. Determination is more than just a word. It’s the people behind it who bring it to life. That is why I believe to always work for what you want.
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