1、 http:/ 能飞韩语 http:/ 能飞日语http:/ 能飞英语 http:/ 能飞背单词父爱无边(4)When I came home on leave and asked him to play he would make excuses for why he couldnt play. Eventually, we would wear him down and he would say “Okay, but remember, I cant hold down on the strings the way I used to“ or “Since the accident to
2、this finger I cant play as good“. For the family it didnt make any difference that Dad couldnt play as well. We were just glad that he would play. When he played the old mandolin it would carry us back to a cheerful, happier time in our lives. “Davey, Davey Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier“, woul
3、d again be heard in the little town of Bakerton, West Virginia. In August of 1993 my father was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. He chose not to receive chemotherapy treatments so that he could live out the rest of his life in dignity. About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would pl
4、ay the mandolin for us. He made excuses but said “okay“. He knew it would probably be the last time he would play for us. He tuned up the old mandolin and played a few notes. When I looked around, there was not a dry eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet humble man with an inner strength that
5、comes from knowing God, and living with him in ones life. Dad would never play the mandolin http:/ 能飞韩语 http:/ 能飞日语http:/ 能飞英语 http:/ 能飞背单词for us again. We felt at the time that he wouldnt have enough strength to play, and that makes the memory of that day even stronger. Dad was doing something he had done all his life, giving. As sick as he was, he was still pleasing others. Dad sure could play that Mandolin!
