My dad was the greatest man. Of course, for everyone, their dad is the greatest man but, i never thought my dad was like this. He devoted 30 years of his life to Hyundai Heavy Machine industry. He lived his life for the company. everytime, he considered the benefit of the company before him or his family. As the vice president, he could have relaxed and take things easy or spend more time with his family. but then of course, he had much more responsibility. Right now as Im packing his stuff, I read his diary. he has been writing short but concise diary for more then 20 years. He always wrote down whenever my sister or I called from Canada. Whenever we came to Korea to visit him , he wrote them down. altho his diary was mainly about his work.. i could c from his diary that he was living everyday to the fullest. everday he was thinking so hard to find the most productive system for the company. He was like a loyal samurai or jangun(General). he was indeed. charisma he had.... he was always precise, fast and clean when it comes to work. at his funeral, hundreds of co-workers visited. hundreds of partner companies, top CEOs from Hyundai to small business owners... showing respect to him. people said, we can c how one lived his life at his funeral. those people from his company were maybe even more like family since theyve been working with him for more than 30 yrs. witnessed his marriage, birth of me, my sister...etc. when he was sick. when he knew it was better not keep working and just quit so he can rest and try his best to cure the cancer.. but he didnt. he kept working till his death. some could say he was foolish not taking care of his health. but He chose to keep working. he chose to be responsible for his work. that's something not everyone can do. 9 out of 10 would quit and take care of his health. and fortunately, everyone around him knows this. they know how great he was, what a responsible man he was. that is why so many people around him tell me he was great. and that i should be very proud and i should learn from him. He didnt even have a decent vacation. he didnt have a chance to travel with his family much. everyday 5am till 10pm. work and work... he enjoyed it tho. he was superior. he knew what he was doing. knew what the goal was. after all, he finished his last job... building a heavy machinary factory in China. he finished his job b4 he came back to Korea. I have soo much to learn from him. such a shame my life was. wish he taught me his vision, his philosophy, his life. but after he is gone, i learn. shoulders r heavy but got so much from his way of life. cant forget the moment he stopped breathing. cant forget the moment i touched his cold body nex day. cant forget the moment he became ashes and pieces of bones. cant forget all. 2 days ago, i had a dream. cant remember seeing him but remember what he said. he said, he is in heaven and dun worry... thank God. thank Jesus. |