consigliere on Nostr: "My father didn't tell me how to live. He survived, and left me watching him do so." ...
"My father didn't tell me how to live.
He survived, and left me
watching him do so."
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My father used to say he wouldn't leave a single penny to his children when he passed.
“Half will go to your mother, and the other half to charity.”
That was fine with us.
The estate, though not large, was enough to stir discord if surrounded by people raised differently — I’ve seen families fight and break apart over much less.
But for my sister and me, it didn’t matter. We understood what our patriarch wanted us to do, and just like him, we started from scratch, fighting without objections.
I can say it wasn’t easy. We started early and worked as if we had nothing to eat and nowhere to live, even though there was always a full table and a soft bed waiting for us every night.
The value of hard work was the best inheritance my father left. We learned never to depend on anything and always to go after what we needed.
When this admirable man rested, he surprised everyone by doing the opposite of what he had said, dividing the assets between the three of us.
Certainly, he trusted the children he had raised. That estate never belonged to us, and without delay, we donated it to various hospitals and institutions.
In doing so, we discovered that character also came as part of the fortune.
Thank you for reading until the end, dear friend!
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A toast to our family!
He survived, and left me
watching him do so."
🪙
My father used to say he wouldn't leave a single penny to his children when he passed.
“Half will go to your mother, and the other half to charity.”
That was fine with us.
The estate, though not large, was enough to stir discord if surrounded by people raised differently — I’ve seen families fight and break apart over much less.
But for my sister and me, it didn’t matter. We understood what our patriarch wanted us to do, and just like him, we started from scratch, fighting without objections.
I can say it wasn’t easy. We started early and worked as if we had nothing to eat and nowhere to live, even though there was always a full table and a soft bed waiting for us every night.
The value of hard work was the best inheritance my father left. We learned never to depend on anything and always to go after what we needed.
When this admirable man rested, he surprised everyone by doing the opposite of what he had said, dividing the assets between the three of us.
Certainly, he trusted the children he had raised. That estate never belonged to us, and without delay, we donated it to various hospitals and institutions.
In doing so, we discovered that character also came as part of the fortune.
Thank you for reading until the end, dear friend!
⠀
If this message helped you in any way, consider leaving your “🥃” cup as a token of gratitude.
⠀
A toast to our family!