It’s been a few weeks but I am back at UNT ready to start the semester up and begin writing again. My first two blogs of this semester will be a little about my break and the lessons I learned. While on the Christmas break I took a lot of time to get some much needed sleep, play video games, and visit relatives in Louisiana and Mississippi. It has been a tradition in my family to drive to Louisiana Christmas day and visit my relatives for a few days. Next we drive to Mississippi and stay for few a days and drive back home to Houston for New Years. Even though I am 21 years old it is always a privilege to go see my grandparents and the older people in my family because of the knowledge and lessons that I learn from them. I know visiting my grandfather I am always reminded of the lessons of always be thankful for what you have and laziness is never good.
To know why I get these lessons from my grandfather you must understand him. My grandfather is the most skilled and hard working person I have ever met. He knows how to build almost anything and can solve almost any problem that gets thrown at him. Despite all this my grandfather lacks one thing which is he is illiterate. As a child my grandfather grew up in a poor family. To support his family, my grandfather had to drop out of school at an early age and never learned to read. He learned to live off the land through hunting and fishing, a lesson he still teaches to my cousins and myself. Despite all these setbacks my grandfather had the will and determination to help his family survive. Eventually he took up a trade in carpentry and became very successful at it. To this day he can show you every house he has built. As I look at my grandfather, I realize that I am blessed to be able to go to college getting an education. It is something I should never take for granted. I also realize from my grandfather you cannot go about life being lazy or procrastinating. These are the lessons I learned from my grandfather and I will always remember them.
The other lesson I learned while on break in Louisiana is if you go to a casino always quit while you're ahead on the slot machines.
Fight the Good Fight!
Ya Boy Archie Wright
