Is hard work worth the pain and misfortunes of life? To a widowed man left to raise ten children; four of whom were younger than the age of seven, it is. He worked at any job he could; all, caused him to surrender to an infamous wheelchair, with the agony of a crippling back pain. I prefer not to reveal our relationship, but I do know that at the age of 86, he is proud of …showed first 75 words of 588 total…

…showed last 75 words of 588 total…door and sit on the living rooms rocking chair. Exhausted I fall asleep. As my eyes clear to see that the living room clock shows four minutes past ten, I rise from the rocking chair heading towards his door. As I open his bedroom door, silence fills my ears except for the creaking of the chair. He lies motionless on his bed face up, as I cry, I know his love did as he asked.