Meagher

I meet weekly with a man at my school. I respect this man very much. He doesnt demand it, but his aura does. He walks into the room, and you feel his love, his presence, and the presence he is trying to emulate. 

Today in my meeting with him, he shared some very personal thoughts with me. I was drawn to tears from it. 

I was asking about my relationship with my girlfriend to him, and things I could do to make it better, or what his perspective was about me and her. 

He responded by telling me that he loves his son very much. He said that his son loves him, and he loves his son, his wife, and his daughter. He teared up with anguish that he prays that his son will walk with the LORD, and prays that every day. I sat there listening, not knowing where it was going. He then proceeded to talk about me. He said that in 35 years of working at Spring Arbor, he has never seen someone like me. he described my qualities that make me different than the people from the last three decades. He said "I mean this in all sincerity: I would be proud to have you as a son, and I would be proud for you to be the husband of my daughter." By that time I had tears in my eyes. 

Needless to say, I was flooded with emotions. I was joyful, I was uplifted, I was encouraged. It was a good time for me to recognize the inner workings of a man I respect a lot.