A long awaited arrival

It has finally come to my attention that good people seem to finish last and they are completely all right with that fact. It seems to be just another part of life. For instance, for the 19 years or so that I have known and lived with my father I have seem him smile about few things. One being his wife and the other his kids. And of course he doesn't smile when it comes to his job, but hey only a handful of people in this world actually can right? However, the point of this post is not whether or not my father is happy or not it is about why he is happier now than I have ever seen him.

Simply put, my father has done nothing in his life for himself, but he only helps others. Ok, not entirely true, he has done things for himself, but you know what I mean. Overall within his lifetime I have only seen him strive to be better and work harder to make others happy because in return that makes him happy. It's a strange feeling to be the one that he pushes to make happier and not see him do something for himself. However, after all of these years, a long awaited arrival has come knocking at my fathers doorstep...his smile. Ironically enough he is a pediatric dentist although that is irrelevant at the time being. What I am saying is that his hard work and selflessness throughout the years have finally paid off. Our family is moving into our new house soon, one my parents said they could finally stay in until they are laid to rest. The new house is incredible and I have yet to see my dad so happy because he is finally doing this for himself. Not to mention he is on the verge of retiring, which we all know is a great thing because honestly who wants to work when you can retire and still get money? Now if he would only have the courage to buy his dream car, which happens to be my dream car as well. Regardless, the new house is amazing, and next week my father and I are going on a spring break trip to Arizona. This trip was a spur of the moment decision by my mom and me and I told my dad this and without hesitation he decided we should go. Now we are going to Sedona, Flagstaff, Phoenix and the Grand Canyon to ride atvs, rock climb, ski and just enjoy the peace of being away from all our cares in the world.

I have seen my dads hard work pay off for him. Although it has taken him years to finally get to this point I know that deep down inside if him his heart is beating faster than it ever has. I know now that good people finish last. So, in the end, are you the person that wants to look back on your life and know you helped as many as you could and paid off for you or do you want to be the one that only helped yourself and ended up wishing you could have helped more. It's a simple answer. Why not help others and just be rewarded in the end. It's to bad most people think the other way. If only we all would help each other and be rewarded in the end, this world would know peace.

"One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching."