Who is the most influence person in your life?
By maria_k
@maria_k (925)
United States
March 2, 2007 2:02pm CST
I think it is my father who is has the most influence on me.He was the kind of a man who laugh offen and always relaxed. He passed away last year of this day. I miss him greatly.
While my mother is always tense, he is always cool and relaxed. He make the environment more enjoyable. He always said:"It doesn't matter how many times you fail or make a mistake. The only thing that matter is you can get up get back on your feet and stay tall."
That message alway stay with me and help me a lot in life. Everytime I am feeling down I remember him and regain confidence to face my problems.
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24 responses
@nowment (1757)
• United States
2 Mar 07
Both of my parents had a strong influence in my life, from one person I learned what a parent should be and from the other I learned what a parent shouldn't be.
My mom, my grandmothers and one school teacher all had influences that have helped to create the major principles of my life, my mom taught me how important it is to be able to take care of yourself to stand up for your values and not let others push you around, one grandmother was this way as well.
My other grandmother taught me the value of not being mean, or gossipy or judgemental, which my mother also taught me. My grandmother literally never said anything against anyone ever, don't get me wrong should would tell the pope off on good friday if he deserved it {coming from a then strict catholic family that is saying a lot}
Self sufficency, self confidence, being strong, helping others when possible, not letting others take advantage of you, the ideals that there is no right there is no wrong there is only lessons learned, and then a teacher who put some of the ideals my grandmothers and mother taught me into words.
Different doesn't mean wrong
different doesn't mean right
different means different
So I guess these women were the strongest positive influence in my life.
@maria_k (925)
• United States
2 Mar 07
You know what? This world need more people who can practice the ideals of your mother and your grandmother and your teacher:
Different doesn't mean wrong
different doesn't mean right
different means different
If more people truly understand that and live by that the world should not have any conflict as we have today.
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@nowment (1757)
• United States
24 Mar 07
Maria, I do agree, if more people lived it the world would be a better place.
To have this ideal shared with me by not one strong influencial person but 3 just seems to make that much more powerful.
Interestingly enough it goes in keeping with my Great Grandmother's Cherokee value of not placing blame and making accusation, just see what needs to be worked on and work on it.
here is the premise of this one.
First we talked about how this made a point of different is not wrong or right, but just different.
The problem is tht the ideal of
There is no right, [let go of ego that says I am Always right]
there is no wrong, [let go of the need to place blame and make accusations, just see what lessons are learned insted of boosting self by belittling someone else]
There are only Lessons learned.
I thought wouldn't it be better if we could take life as a learning experience
@maria_k (925)
• United States
2 Mar 07
You are definetaly right. It's a universal truth that parents are the most influence on the children.
I amire Bill Gate for his philantrophy work. He is a genius who make tons of money and give it away to good cause. He give money to where it needed not just to improve his business. I think that what make him admirable
@gsnarayanan (1704)
• India
3 Mar 07
I feel my wife isthe driving force in me. I am guided by her viws and always I am successful. I feel that my wife is responsible for all success in my life.She helps me and supports me in case of troubles.
@manindar (24)
• India
3 Mar 07
I think it is my mom who is has the most influence on me.she will be very supporting person and she encourages in everything and also she is my bestfriend.
@divyagupta (94)
• India
3 Mar 07
I m inspired by my teacher. He is a fantastic person. I admire him a lot. He is my role model. He was least bothered about his life. School,children and their future was his prime concern. In our school days he used to give us inspiring lectures, not just the curriculum but on how to mould our character,to work hard, to be honest. I am lucky to have him as my guide.
@homeofkbj (49)
• Malaysia
3 Mar 07
My father is the one who most influence one me. HE is a Civil Engineer and his wish to get a more professional in his development which is Architect. Seem i am small. He already started keep influence me how good about architect and i take my view from primary till now as a Architecture Science Student.
Some more, my father if a funny guy. He like to joke and make friend around. Un-directly with such situation, i were influence by him. I also as funny as him always joke and make friends just like him.
He is my Idol men..
I love him so much
@meljessxena (2315)
• Australia
3 Mar 07
i would have to say my mum, i look up to her all the time and go to her for answers, she is one of the most responsible people i know and always gives a honest answer to me... so i trust her with everything
@20031969 (932)
• India
3 Mar 07
Grandfather. i am deeply influenced by him. he taught me honesty, discipline, moral, socialism, punctuality, to keep patience in a dire situation and love to poor. i am obliged to him that he has taught me english language so that i can express my views, feelings to others.
@shila07 (514)
• Bhutan
3 Mar 07
I have two people who always influenced me all the time, They are my father and mother, They are my idol too, whout whom, i would not have been in this place. THey always encouraged me and to have proper carreer. Its ways the best advice in my whole life. They have supported me, educated me and helped me a lot to be in this place.
@ishmeet007 (11)
• India
3 Mar 07
It's definitely got to be my mom. she's moulded me to be a good citizen. I was also inspired to do my xams well just simply becoz of the confidence infused by my mother to me..she's not only an inspiration to me but also to my father and my little sister....
@blushnpixie (216)
• Philippines
3 Mar 07
My sister has influenced me the most. Her being tough and matured made me realize just how bad things were turning out for me. She helped me through all my sorrows and gave me the courage to survive nasty situations. She told me once that only I can help myself. I learned to be self sufficient after hearing those words.
@chenvstony (365)
• China
3 Mar 07
Feeling happy to hear that you have a so great father and also so sorry that ur father had passed away.For me,my family is the most important influence proson in my life.They always treat me truly and think all things on my side.There is no trick among us.I can trust them compeletly.Of course this is just my opinion,there are still other things we should pay attention to,such as friends,partners and so on....I hope we can pay attention to the person who care us.
@luping0513 (127)
• China
3 Mar 07
In my opinion,my parents have influences on me.They brought me up.In a word,my father is the most influence person in my daily life too.When I was in trouble,he helped me in the first time and told me not to give up.As long as you try your best,you'll be sucessed.
@cogane10i (13)
• United Arab Emirates
3 Mar 07
my parents is the most influencial peron in life, since my childhood every after dinner we talk a lot of things, from life to almost evrything, we speak what we want and and be ourself...tells us stories of there childhoood how they strive on there daily life because they were poor and how important is education..they told us that they only guide us of what we want to achive and never dictates us...they want us to achive our dreams and go for it by working hard and not to step on other people just to achive our goals...they thought us many things...and the way they live their lives it is simple...they influence me in many thing..on how they are dealing with other people i can see and follow it..now i am living alone and working far away from my parents but until now i am living the way my parents tought me to live...a simple and responsible living...and i just want them to know that i thank them for loving, guiding, teaching ans taking care of me...I LOVE them both
@krislouiebaby (2346)
• Philippines
3 Mar 07
my parents, there are my idols.my mother for being so loving ,strict and tough.
my father for being so caring, make us laugh everytime and for being down to earth and kind.
@Yestheypayme2dothis (7874)
• United States
3 Mar 07
First Jesus, then my Mom and then my husband. And I am glad, too. So many peole are easily influenced by the wrong kind of people.
@desimanero (419)
• United States
3 Mar 07
you know im not trying to sound all concieded but i think I AM the most influential person in my life.Im young.Im only 23 and i have 2 kids that i take care of by myself.I work and pay rent and all that stuff.I had my daughter when i was only 15 and from that point on ive had to grow up and take up alot of responsibility.Alot of things have happened to me in my life but i never gave up.I always escepted what happened and dealt with it.Like I was in an abusive relationship that i made sure stayed well hidden from my kids and i broke free from.Ive had my house broken into where everything i worked hard to get was destroyed...I MEAN EVERYTHING.I had to start from scratch.Ive had the ex abuser break all my windows in my house.Ive had times where i had to starve to feed my kids.Ive been through alot and im starting to get away from all that.I never let things stop me or get in the way of making sure my kids were taken care of.Theres alot of teen mothers(mainly all of them) that either give thier kids to thier parents or just dont give a crap.And i think i handled my situations really good considering i had noone to turn to except my dad but he struggles too just as much as i do.
@edmershey (35)
• Philippines
3 Mar 07
My Mom... without her cares dont know how deal in this world.... she is one of the best mom in this entire world...
@vamshi032 (15)
• India
3 Mar 07
ya ofcourse its my father who has most influence on me. he always tries to serve the people upto his ability. that defenitely effects me in serving people in future. my father says ' if u hav nothin to lose in doing a work which serves or makes the other people happy then do it'. iam not able to express how these words influenced me. iam goin to remember these words life long