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Family -- the greatest asset one can have in life, and the toughest thing most of us will ever navigate.
My dad was a recreational pilot. Flying probably gave him more pleasure than anything else he ever did in his life -- except providing for his family. He gave up flying to pay for his three kids to go to college.
I remember my whole childhood watching him smile in restraint as people made disapproving comments about the "risks" he was taking by flying. He never argued with them, he just didn't respond and went on about his business. I do the same with others. With my dad, I just tell him riding a bike is to me what flying was to him. When I do that he usually let's it go for a while.
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