My father was a man of a few words. He was a quiet man, only speaking when needed. He does not possess the gift of persuasion that other people had, neither did he use authority to get his message across. All the lessons I have learned from my father were not taught through words. He did not give me long lectures or lengthy reprimands. Instead, he set an example for me to follow. I learned what I needed to know from my father through his own life. It was the way he lived his life that taught me how to live mine. Indeed, my father was not a man of words; he was more a man of action.